antislavery movements

Introduces the Underground Railroad, describing hardships, traveling at night, and the dangerous flight toward freedom.

A biography of political agitator and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, discussing his work as editor and publisher of "The Liberator," a weekly abolitionist newspaper in Boston, and revealing his impact on the issue of emancipation.

Provides biographical sketches of Afro-Americans who contributed to the exploration, Revolution, and growth of the United States.

Examines the abolitionist movement in the British empire between 1787 and the 1830s. Explores the movement's tools that were forerunners of those used by modern-day activists, such as mailings, boycotts, and lapel pins. Profiles key players in the crusade including Olaudah Equiano, an ex-slave orator; John Newton, former slave ship captain who wrote "Amazing Grace"; and Thomas Clarkson who crisscrossed Britain on horseback for the cause.

Describes the anti-slavery movement in the United States from 1830 to 1865. Examines how the Underground Railroad was used to help slaves escape to the North and how the issue of slavery led to the Civil War. Discusses the roles of movement leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Traces the events revolving around the trial of an escaped slave who was arrested and returned to Virginia under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.