underground railroad

Looks at the life of Tubman, the famed conductor of the Underground Railroad. Also examines the daily life of enslaved people in the U.S. and the dangers faced by those who fought to free them.

Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of Araminta Ross, who was born a slave in Delaware but eventually escaped north to freedom. Changing her name to Harriet Tubman, she became an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to help other slaves reach freedom.

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

Chronicles the life of former slave and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, discussing her life as a slave in Maryland, her role as a conductor for the Underground Railroad, her service as a nurse and a spy, and other related topics.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

A nine-year-old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857.

Sent home alone for misbehaving in church, Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad.