african american abolitionists

Provides a biography of the nineteenth century escaped slave who became a famous writer, speaker, and 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.

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

Relates interviews Sojourner Truth had with Olive Gilbert and Frances Titus which later became published in two books describing Truth's life as a slave, her escape to freedom, and her fight to end slavery and win rights for women.

A brief biography of the African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglas who was born into slavery but was able to free himself use his speeches and writings to speak out against slavery.

Offers a brief look at slavery and the people who fought against it, specifically Frederick Douglass.

Presents a biography of African American abolitionist and former slave Sojourner Truth, told in a first-person format. Recounts Truth's experiences as a slave, her escape, and her life as a preacher and activist.

A biography of Paul Jennings, slave of President James Madison and African American abolitionists, discussing his life as slave in the White House and on Madison's plantation, what life was like for African American's in early Washington D.C., and his work as a abolitionist.