to 1863

Text and accompanying photographs recount the life and military career of Robert Gould Shaw, leader of the first black Civil War regiment.

Provides information about the history of African-Americans, focusing on the slave trade, and examining the conditions in which slaves lived and worked. Includes short biographies of notable of notable individuals, a glossary, a list of related Internet sites, and other resources.

Uses a series of graphic organizers to describe the settlement of the Americas, and examines the first people to inhabit the regions, Native American populations, European exploration and expansion, the early English colonies, the slave trade, and more.

Briefly describes the transportation of slaves to America and the establishment of slavery.

Presents a history of slavery in America from the early seventeenth century to the end of Reconstruction and describes the horrors of slavery through the stories of those who witnessed it such as Dred Scott and William H. Carney, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Fort Wagner during the Civil War.

A collection of twenty-nine full narrations of former slaves and nine sections of excerpts related to particular aspects of slave life.

Describes the conditions of slavery, the growing resistance to it, and the contributions to their country of free and enslaved African people in the United States from 1791 until the outbreak of the Civil War.

Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of African-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events.

Portrays the treatment and struggles of African Americans during the Revolutionary War and their contributions to the war effort.