With the help of the conductors, the slaves knew to follow the North Star, which pointed to freedom in the North. Then they hid out by day in stations along one of the routes out of the South. Some of these routes ran from Kentucky, ...
Chronicles the lives of Africans as slaves in America through the eve of the Civil War
The rich cast of characters goes far beyond the usual view of the founding fathers - we see them as black Americans saw them, as slaveholders and lawmakers both. The...
Chronicles the lives of Africans as slaves in America through the eve of the Civil War
Traces the history of African Americans from the arrival of the first slaves to the civil rights movement of the 1960's and beyond and discusses their influence on America's history and culture.
A riveting narrative history of America, from the landing in Jamestown to the brink of the Civil War, this book tells our shared history as seen through the lens of...