"The story follows Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, who is to be her handmaid. "The Invention of Wings" follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go...

During the Civil War, Caroline Fletcher, the daughter of a wealthy slaveholding family, is drawn into the abolitionist movement, where she is confronted with the risks and sacrifices her beliefs entail.

You are a slave in the 1850s, trying to escape your harsh life, or you are a slave catsher hoping to get rich catching escaped slaves, or you are part of the Underground Railroad helping slaves escape to freedom. Everything in this book happened to real people, and you choose which side you're on and what to do next.

"A biography of Frederick Douglass covering his origins as slave and journey to becoming an abolitionist leader"--

A lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history-Harriet Tubman-a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today.

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Uses primary source documents to examine the events and key figures behind the formation and operation of the Underground Railroad, the secretive and illegal organization that helped American slaves escape to freedom in the northern United States and Canada.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass.

Recounts the life of Frederick Douglas as a slave, abolitionist, and author fighting for equal rights.