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Presents nearly forty poems by eighteenth-century writer Phillis Wheatley, a slave who achieved fame as the first published African-American poet.

Hadassah conceals scars and identity with veils after she narrowly escapes death. She risks her life to heal the person who tried to destroy her.

A novel set in ancient Rome about a Christian slave girl's fight to save her family and the man she loves.

Presents the slave narrative of Harriet A. Jacobs, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, and includes commentary about the people and places discussed by the author, as well as photographs and a selection of letters.

A biographical sketch of African American poet Phillis Wheatley. In support of the Common Core Learning Standards. (CCLS).

Explores the roles of Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Jefferson in shaping African-American literary tradition, discussing how Phillis gained acceptance and freedom by being the first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in the English language in 1773. Discusses the effects of Jefferson's harsh criticism of the poet and her race.

Presents a biography of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, slave and businesswoman, providing information on her youth, her travel to California, and her achievements.

The oracle Gull joins exiled Trojan prince Aneas to guide him from the City of Pirates to the gates of the Underworld.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Harriet Tubman, discussing her childhood in slavery, years of freedom, involvement in the Underground Railroad, and other related topics.

In 1963, pregnant seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is intrigued by the diary of a young slave girl who had three illegitimate children with her master; and after she gives birth, Adie starts to wonder if her midwife is the daughter of the woman who wrote the journal.