Frank Carlson Library

A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground railroad.

The life of the woman who, although a slave, gained renown throughout the colonies as the first important black American poet.

"Robert Smalls was a true American patriot. Despite the burdens America laid upon him, he loved our country. He believed in the "inherent justice" of American democracy and in the principles espoused in the Declaration of Independence"--Afterword.

"Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's...

Presents a short history of the brave escape by slaves Ellen and William Craft in 1848, written in graphic novel format, and focuses on how the light-skinned Ellen disguised herself as a white slave owner while William posed as her slave in order to flee bondage in Georgia.

An illustrated exploration of the life of Harriet Tubman that covers her childhood, experiences as a slave, escape to freedom, work on the Underground Railroad, antislavery activism, and other topics.

Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5,000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.

A brief biography in verse about Harriet Tubman and her dedicated efforts to lead her fellow slaves to freedom.