slavery

When a slave-owning family decides to go to California to mine for gold, twelve-year-old Clementine, whose mother calls her Hope, travels with them, which ultimately leads her on a journey to freedom.

"The day nine-year-old Grace is called to work in the kitchen in the Big House, everyone warns her to to keep her head down and her thoughts to herself, but the more she sees of the oppressive Master and his hateful wife, the more she questions things until one day her thoughts escape--and to avoid being separated she and her family flee into the Dismal Swamp, to join the other escaped slaves who live there"--OCLC.

"'Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking' examines the titular issue, its history, which areas are most affected by it, and what organizations are doing to help"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history and culture of Black Americans, and examines how their experiences during various historical events have shaped Black American identity. Includes color photographs, sidebars, and additional resources.

A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery, including arguments over the Emancipation Proclamation, "Separate but Equal" laws, and other court cases related to the amendment.

Looks at human trafficking in the modern world, including its types of victims and steps taken to combat it.

Explains how the Underground Railroad worked, transporting slaves to freedom in the northern states, and discusses the key role it played in the abolitionist movement.

Traces the story of slavery in America's history from 1776 through the Missouri Compromise, covering the general acceptance of slavery in colonial America, how human bondage was reevaluated during the American Revolution, how the future of slavery was shaped by decisions that the founding fathers made, and whether the Civil War was a result of those decisions.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, an African-American man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

Chronicles the movement to abolish African slavery in the United States, explaining how an ancient practice evolved into the practices of the American South, and providing primary source documents that reveal the minds of key abolitionists and proslavery apologists.