A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

A young Navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to Fort Sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers.

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.

Number 47, a fourteen-year-old slave boy growing up under the watchful eye of a brutal master in 1832, meets the mysterious Tall John, who introduces him to a magical science and also teaches him the meaning of freedom.

Lila, visiting the reputedly haunted Laurel Oaks Plantation in Louisiana, is contacted by the spirit of Daphne, a slave girl in the 1840s who has been waiting for more than a century for just the right person to help clear her name of charges that she poisoned two girls and their mother.

Learn about how freedom came to the slaves in June 1865.

"Slavery and the Missouri Compromise tells one of the fascinating stories in the history of the United States. The title takes an in-depth look at some of the leaders, battles, events, and ideals that contributed to the country's growth and development in the first half of the 1800s" --

"Examines slavery and the Underground Railroad in the United States, including slavery in early America, the difficult daily life of a slave, the creation of the Underground railroad, and the courageous people who helped slaves escape to freedom"--Provided by publisher.

A young girl who serves as letter writer for her blind stepmother is haunted by her unwitting role in Nat Turner's Rebellion, one of the bloodiest slave uprisings in the history of America.

"Examines the roots of slavery in America and how the issue divided the nation, as well as the start of the Civil War, President Lincoln's views on slavery, and his first step toward ending it forever: the Emancipation Proclamation"--Provided by publisher.