to 1863

Examines the history of slavery, discussing the slave trade, the establishment of the slavery system and its role in the economy of the American South, and abolition and emancipation. Includes a time line, glossary, and resources for further research.

Describes the role African-Americans played before and during the Civil War, the influence of the Underground Railroad, the effect of the abolition movement, and the enlistment of African-Americans into the Union Army.

Provides a history of African-American culture from the early transatlantic slave trade to the mid-nineteenth century through four slave narratives.

Explains what the underground railroad was, why slaves ran away, and how they were helped to escape.

Examines the concept of abolitionism, a movement to end the system of slavery, looks at the role of abolitionism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.

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.

Presents four classic narratives illustrating the black experience in slavery.

Profiles fourteen American men and women who fought against slavery in the nineteenth century, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Elijah Lovejoy, and Lucretia Mott.