to 1863

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.

Discusses the abolitionist movement in the United States, from the time of the slave ships to the end of the Civil War.

This book traces the history of the Civil War, the four-year struggle between the slave-free North and the slaveholding South, and explains that by the second year of the war emancipation became a major goal for the North.

Examines the experiences, events, and accomplishments of African Americans during the Civil War.

Various primary source documents, such as slave narratives, advertisements, newspaper accounts, official documents and laws, plus art and photographs, describe the history of slavery in the United States, from the landing of the first enslaved Africans to the close of the Civil War. Includes discussion questions.

Biography of Forten, a Philadelphian from a prominent African American family, who was a teacher during the Civil War.

Presents four classic narratives illustrating the black experience in slavery.

A collection of essays that examine the influence slavery had on American history, politics, literature, and culture.