antislavery movements

Examines the life of Frederick Douglass, a man born into slavery in 1818 who escaped to freedom and went on to become a famous orator, writer, and abolitionist leader.

Chronicles the parallel lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and how, through their differences they helped to change the course of the nation.

Presents an anthology of poetry by major and minor Anglo-American poets written in response to English and North American slavery from 1764 to 1865, including selections from Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, William Lloyd Garrison, and many others.

Contains a collection of poems by the author that imagines what Harriet Tubman went through and attempts to convey the danger and hope of the underground slave revolt.

Provides over twenty articles from the era of slavery in which slaves and abolitionists discuss the experience of fleeing slavery, the perils and punishments of trying to escape, efforts to assist runaways, and obstacles to freedom.

Presents twenty accounts of African-American reform by the reformers themselves, spanning the eighteenth through the twentieth century; includes works by Olaudah Equiano, Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Rosa Parks, and several others.

"Presents accounts of narrow escapes executed by oppressed individuals and groups while illuminating social issues and the historical background that led to the event known as the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

A biography of the African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, anti-slavery activist and conductor on the underground railroad.