A brief biography of former slave and women's activist, Sojourner Truth that chronicles her childhood, eventual freedom, and efforts to help former slaves and women.
A brief biography of the northern slave who after gaining her freedom became the first African-American woman to give antislavery lectures in the United States.
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.
A biographical history of influential African American pioneers and freedom fighters in the Midwest, including Sara Jane Woodson, Peter Clark, and Dred Scott.
A simple biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.