underground railroad

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.

A teenage boy decides to leave his foster home in Missouri rather then become involved in Judge Hatcher's scheme to break up the Underground Railroad that is operating in his territory.

Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.

This is a beautiful, touching story of a family's experiences with slavery and their ultimate quest for freedom. The dominant themes are slavery and freedom, and we are given a quick peek into the inner workings of the Underground Railroad, a system of transportation and safe havens that assisted a number of slaves in their quest for freedom.

A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home and are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.

Thirteen-year-old Dana investigates a mystery involving the old Kansas house that her parents have turned into a bed and breakfast business; in a parallel story, a Quaker boy living in the house in 1857 sets out to help some fugitive slaves to freedom.

David, a black child, escapes on the Underground Railroad to gain his freedom in Canada and encounters many frightening moments on the way.

A simple introduction to the life of Harriet Tubman, from her youth through her days as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.

When David and his family travel back in time to 1853, they try to help slaves in the Underground Railroad and end up chased by slave hunters.