abolitionists

Thanks to Constitutional amendments, black Americans received greater rights; however, white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan fought to restrict black civil rights as much as possible.

All slavery was ended through passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.

"Describes the life of abolitionist John Brown, and the 1859 raid he led on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Includes several critical 'Think About It' questions and 'Voices from the Past' sections"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents the life and accomplishments of escaped slave, Frederick Douglass.

A slave child in Kansas in 1856, Henry Shackleford is taken in by abolitionist John Brown after Brown confronts and has a heated argument with Shackleford's master. Now privy to Brown's movements and the anti-slavery efforts of his small militia, Shackleford keeps his head down to stay alive right up until the moment Brown launches his doomed and fatal assault on Harper's Ferry.

"[This book] is a . . . resource for high school and college students about the life and times of anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman, who exemplifies how slaves took the initiative to free themselves and others"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life and accomplishments of abolitionist and writer, Frederick Douglass.

"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this [title] . . . draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the life of abolitionist John Brown, and the 1859 raid he led on Harpers Ferry, Virginia"--Provided by publisher.