Sojourner Truth dedicated her life to achieving equal rights for blacks and women. Her courage, drive, and speaking talent inspired many people. This tall, deep-voiced former slave helped plant the seeds of equal rights for all.

A simple biography of a man who dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for African Americans.

Examines the life of abolitionist John Brown, the people and events surrounding the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, and its aftermath.

Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.

Presents the life and times of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans.

A biography of the author famous for the antislavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," but who wrote other works presenting a clear picture of nineteenth-century New England.

A biography of the nineteenth-century Quaker minister who was an important participant in the causes of abolition and women's rights.

A biography of the Black woman who was born a slave and dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery and to improving the living conditions of Blacks following the Civil War.

Traces the life and achievements of the early spokesman againstslavery who expressed his anti-slavery views in "Freedom's Journal," the first American newspaper owned and operated by Blacks.

A biography of a former slave who was active in the anti-slavery movement, as a fugitive in Canada, a "stationmaster" on the Underground Railroad, a supporter of John Brown, and a recruiter for "black regiments."