A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who opposed slavery so passionately, that she decided to write novels about it, and became the most famous of a renowned family.

Tracks the life of Frederick Douglass from his birth in slavery to his rise as a noted author, speaker and politician who championed the rights of his people.

"The abolitionist movement existed alongside slavery in the US from the beginning. Learn about the movement's history, prominent abolitionists, and how they used tactics from powerful rhetoric to direct, disruptive action to help end slavery"--

Examines the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, discussing his influence on the civil rights movement.

A biography of the former slave who dedicated her life to achieving equal rights for women and blacks.

Born just ten years after the end of the Civil War, Woodson grew up in the shadow of slavery. However, despite his heritage, which he was proud of, he was instrumental in teaching the nation about African Americans and because of his efforts, Black history month is celebrated annually.

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglasss story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was. Statesman, suffragist, writer, and newspaperman, this book focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon.

Examines the life of the nineteenth-century author famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which denounced slavery and intensified the disagreement between the North and South.