Harriet and the Promised Land by Jacob Lawrence *

My eight year old selected this book at library story time.  He liked the cover illustration.
Prior to the main text, Mr. Lawrence shares background information about Harriet Tubman and why he chose to write and illustrate a book about her.
Simple, rhyming text shares Harriet Tubman's powerful story.
Illustrations are strong and depict  the emotion of the fleeing African Americans.
*Highly recommend (some readers may not like this style of illustration-bold, dark, interpretative)