to 1863

History of slavery, freedom, and the Civil War through the use of letters, personal testimony, and official transcripts.

African-American Caleb Jacobson, a sixteen-year-old free man living on a Maryland farm in the 1700s, is torn between loyalty to his fellow colonials and his race when rumors of war begins arriving from Boston.

Examines the history of slavery, discussing the slave trade, the establishment of the slavery system and its role in the economy of the American South, and abolition and emancipation. Includes a time line, glossary, and resources for further research.

Describes the role African-Americans played before and during the Civil War, the influence of the Underground Railroad, the effect of the abolition movement, and the enlistment of African-Americans into the Union Army.

Provides a history of African-American culture from the early transatlantic slave trade to the mid-nineteenth century through four slave narratives.

Explains what the underground railroad was, why slaves ran away, and how they were helped to escape.

Examines the concept of abolitionism, a movement to end the system of slavery, looks at the role of abolitionism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.