slavery

Explores the history of slavery in North America. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

"The water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society--and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future"--Amazon.

Offers an account, in graphic novel format, of slavery in the United States and the Underground Railroad. Includes a history of slave laws, a time line, a map, and a glossary.

a biography of Sojourner Truth and examination of her famous speech.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, a black man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

Relates details of the life of Austin Steward who started out his life as a slave and eventually became a freeman.

Dana, a black woman, celebrates her birthday in 1976 only to be snatched from her home and transported to the antebellum South to save the white son of a plantation owner from drowning.

Tells the stories of three girls who survived sexual slavery and how they are now working to help others who face the same struggle.

When Dana, a woman from the twentieth century, is brought back in time by her slave-owning ancestor, Rufus, when his life is endangered, she must save him in order to live out her own life in the future.

Based on a series of interviews, the author relates the slave narrative of Cudjo Lewis.