Civil War Period
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Allen Jay y el Ferrocarril Subterráneo (Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →
Almost to Freedom
Lindy and her doll, Sally, are best friends—wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. She’s with Lindy when she eats, when she sleeps, and even when she picks cotton. So, on the… Read More →
Come Morning
From the Series Adventures in Time
Twelve-year-old Freedman and his father Nehemiah, a freed slave, make their living on a farm in Delaware during the 1850s. When Nehemiah is taken prisoner by slave-hunters in the Deep South,… Read More →
Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance. Ellen… Read More →
Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret
In the early nineteenth century, enslaved Africans are not allowed to gather together in groups. For Simmy and his family, that means they must worship in secret. If they are caught, the… Read More →
Last of the Name
April 1863, height of the US Civil War Twelve-year-old Danny O'Carolan arrives in New York City with nothing but his father' songs, his brothers' dancing steps, and his only remaining… Read More →
President Lincoln, Willie Kettles, and the Telegraph Machine
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In March 1865, the Civil War between the North and South and had been going on for four years. The armies of the North were fighting their way to Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the… Read More →
Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy
Sarah Emma Edmonds started pretending at a very early age. Her father only wanted sons, so Sarah pretended to be one. Unlike most kids, though, Sarah never really stopped pretending. In 1861, Read More →
The Underground Railroad Adventure of Allen Jay, Antislavery Activist
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
Randolph, Ohio, 1842. Allen Jay and his family are Quakers, members of a religion that opposes slavery. Allen’s home is a stop on the Underground Railroad, and his family helps escaping… Read More →