african american abolitionists

Provides a brief overview of the life of Frederick Douglass, focusing on his escape from slavery, work as an abolitionist, influential writings, efforts to help other slaves become free, and other related topics.

Truth's testimony to her 30 years of bondage in upstate New York and the revelations that turned her into an abolitionist.

An illustrated biography of nineteenth-century abolitionist Sojourner Truth, who was born into slavery and fought for the rights of African-Americans and women.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Describes the unusual friendship that existed between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War years.

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.

An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.

Examines the life and times of Sojourner Truth, born a slave around 1797, discussing her separation from her parents at the age of nine, her years as a slave, her early experiences as a free woman, and her work as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.