to 1863

Profiles the life and soccer career of Olympic gold medal winner Abby Wambach, who holds the world record for international goals.

Describes the experiences of the first Africans in America, who were brought to the colonies as indentured servants, not slaves, and examines the development of slavery.

An expanded edition of the 1973 catalog for an exhibition by the National Portrait Gallery, discussing the presence of black people in different areas of colonial life, and including 180 illustrations, as well as excerpts from letters, journals, newspaper articles, and other documents from the period.

A history of slavery, looking at the conditions slaves faced in North America, examining slave revolts and other types of resistance, and discussing the end of slavery in the U.S.

Photographs and illustrations describe the history of slavery in America, how slaves were bought and sold, how they were treated, and those who fought for the abolition of slavery.

Describes the anti-slavery movement in the United States from 1830 to 1865. Examines how the Underground Railroad was used to help slaves escape to the North and how the issue of slavery led to the Civil War. Discusses the roles of movement leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Describes the importance of the sugar trade to the early American economy and examines the ways slavery and indentured servitude, the development of significant new political ideals, and the Great Awakening shaped American life and values as they occurred side by side.