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"Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called 'Ashley's Sack,' embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a . . . family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter, Ruth, embroidered this history on the bag--including Rose's message that 'It be filled with my Love always.' Historian Tiya Miles carefully follows faint archival traces back to Charleston to find Rose in the kitchen where she may have packed the sack for Ashley. From Rose's last resourceful gift to her daughter, Miles then follows the paths their lives and the lives of so many like them took to write a . . . history of the lived experience of slavery in the United States. The contents of the sack--a tattered dress, handfuls of pecans, a braid of hair, 'my Love always'--speak volumes and open up a window on Rose and Ashley's world. As she follows Ashley's journey, Miles metaphorically 'unpacks' the sack, deepening its emotional resonance and revealing the meanings and significance of everything it contained. These include the story of enslaved labor's role in the cotton trade and apparel crafts and the rougher cotton 'negro cloth' that was left for enslaved people to wear; the role of the pecan in nutrition, survival, and southern culture; the significance of hair to Black women and of locks of hair in the nineteenth century; and an exploration of Black mothers' love and the place of emotion in history"--Provided by publisher.

Graphic novel profiles the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, a slave who escaped to freedom and helped others escape through a network known as the Underground Railroad. Begins with her life in slavery, the conditions she lived under, and the events that drove her to help others escape.

Chronicles the life and career of Harriet Tubman, an African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Presents information regarding the Reconstruction years of 1866 to 1876, focusing on events and figures from African American history.

Presents information regarding the Reconstruction years of 1866 to 1876, focusing on events and figures from African American history. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

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. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Kamet, a successful secretary and slave to his Mede master, has the ambition and the means to become one of the most powerful people in the Empire if his master does well. But when his master is murdered, he must flee for his own safety and is forced onto a very different path. Kamet suddenly finds himself fighting to survive a rugged terrain, slave catchers, and bounty hunters alongside an enemy soldier with whom he forms an unexpected and powerful friendship.

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.

An autobiography of abolitionist Frederick Douglass which describes his childhood born into slavery and his education by his master's wife. Also discusses his escape to the North, his rise as a speaker against slaver, and his work in the 1840's against segregation.