slaves

Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of African-American people in Colonial times.

Relates the trials, suffering and human dignity of Uncle Tom, an old negro slave, who is cruelly treated by a Yankee overseer resulting in his death.

A brief profile of the life of Harriet Tubman that describes her childhood, how she escaped from slavery, the Underground Railroad, and her work as a nurse and spy during the Civil War.

Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.

After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.

Contains an account of the life of Harriet Tubman, a freed slave, who helped lead slaves to freedom, transporting them from the South to the North by using the Underground Railroad.

Looks at the early life of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and describes his early life as a slave, his work as a civil rights leader, and his meetings with President Lincoln.

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, a woman who was sold as a slave in 1761 and taken to live at the Wheatley home where she was taught to read and write, and went on become an admired poet and the first African-American to have her writing published.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

A brief biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued hundreds of other slaves as a conductor in the underground railroad.