to 1863

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.

A reexamination of the colonial period of American history from an African-American perspective, looking at the contributions African-Americans made in the building of the country, beginning in 1526 when a group of African slaves rebelled against their Spanish captors and settled among local Indians, through 1790.

Examines the plight of pre-Civil War African-Americans who were freemen, and describes the laws and restrictions placed upon them in the mid-seventeenth century and the roles they played in American society.

Profiles the lives of eight African-American leaders, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Booker T. Washington, who were instrumental in abolishing slavery or helping former slaves achieve full citizenship.

Presents a partial history of slavery and the abolitionist movement in the United States.

Traces the history of blacks in America, the anti-slavery movements, and the individual contributions of some outstanding black men from the landing of the first slaves at Jamestown to the framing of a new constitution.

Chronicles the years between Nat Turner's revolt and Congress's passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Examines social and political conditions in the U.S. before the start of the Civil War and how African-American men and women contributed to the fight against slavery as abolitionists, writers, lecturers, editors, and politicians between 1851 and 1861.