slavery

Discusses the history of slavery and human trafficking, examines the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, and the Fourteenth Amendment, which established equal protection.

Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.

Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.

Small-town librarian Glynis Tryon, only marginally concerned with whispers of the Civil War in the spring of 1861, becomes closely acquainted with the evils of slavery when she attempts to help an abused and frightened indentured servant girl who is accused of stabbing her master.

Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.

Octavian, a young African-American, is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years prior to and during the American Revolution.

Henry Townsend, a African farmer and former slave, is befriended by the most powerful man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County and becomes proprietor of his own plantation, as well as of his own slaves.

Explores the lasting legacy slavery has had on the African-American community and examines conflicting opinions on slave reparations, presenting primary and secondary documents that reflect opinions both for and against reparations.

Explores a wide range of opinions concerning reparations for American slavery, discussing the pros and cons of the issue and the controversies it has sparked.

Contains a collection of stories from those who were involved in slavery including John Newton, a wealthy white man who became a slave on a lime plantation near Sierra Leone, Frederick Douglass, a self-educated slave who wrote his own autobiography, and William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist and founder of the newspaper "Liberator.".