antislavery movements

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

A biography of the African American civil rights worker who was born a slave and worked throughout his adult life to end slavery.

A history of the 1839 uprising of African captives aboard the slave ship Amistad, telling of their three-year imprisonment in the United States and their eventual acquittal by the Supreme Court.

Describes how New York's central and western area participated in the crusade for African-American freedom in the mid-nineteenth century.

Examines the history of the rebellious African slaves and their triumph in gaining their freedom from Spanish and American slavers by overtaking their slave ship, the "Amistad.".

Chronicles the movement to abolish African slavery in the United States, explaining how an ancient practice evolved into the practices of the American South, and providing primary source documents that reveal the minds of key abolitionists and proslavery apologists.

Presents a comprehensive study of the Underground Railroad and those who were instrumental in helping thousands of runaway slaves to freedom and profiles key figures including Levi Coffin, Harriett Tubman, Thomas Garrett, William Still, and many others.

Contains a collection of twenty historical speeches which address a variety of issues related to slavery and African-American rights.

Chronicles the history of slavery, describing the trans-Atlantic trade that brought eleven million slaves from Africa to the Americas over the course of three hundred years.