A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Presents the life of the man who escaped slavery in Maryland to become a speaker and writer for abolition and the rights of African Americans and women, focusing on his childhood and youth as a slave.

"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground...

Describes the people and events of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a runaway slave, a slave catcher, and an abolitionist on the Underground Railroad.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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

Provides a picture book biography of Frederick Douglass who was born a slave, separated from his mother as a baby, taken from his grandparents as a young child, and abused. Describes how he learned to read and became an outspoken abolitionist. Includes selections from Douglass' own writings.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

"Words Set Me Free is the inspiring story of young Frederick Douglass's path to freedom through reading"