fugitive slaves

"Explores the extraordinary efforts of the people who used words, money, violence, or steadfast courage to fight for the freedom of the slaves. Tracing the history of slavery from its origins in America, Altman shows how abolitionists, and the slaves themselves, helped make the Civil War a fight not only to preserve the Union, but to make the nation free"--Back cover.

"A dramatization of two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic anti-slavery novel about the realities of slavery in the pre-Civil War South.

Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped black slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft.

Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft.

African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass tells his life story, describing his years as a slave and his escape in 1838, and reflecting upon life in the U.S. as a freedman. Includes explanatory notes, an introduction, and a further reading list.

Journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom.

Recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.