Learn how abolitionists and former slaves helped slaves in the South escape to the North via an organized system known as the Underground Railroad via this video encyclopedia entry. [3:28]

In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much...

What was a day like for a slave living in the pre Civil War era? This video lesson attempts to answer the questions: How many Southerners owned slaves? How were the slaves treated? What types of punishments were common? How did...

In this video, the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War is discussed. [4:23]

Professor John Bowen explores the character of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre, revealing the depths of her character and the context in which Charlotte Bronte created her. [4:26]

A Liberty's Kids video that tells a story about slavery and about Patrick Henry's speech at St. John's Church in Richmond. [23:17]

A Liberty's Kids video telling the story of Mum Bett, a slave who sues for her freedom and wins with the help of Theodore Sedgwick. [23:07]

Video clip tells the story of the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and the role of the abolitionists. [1:39]

This video tells the story of the violence and burning of Philadelphia Hall in 1838 by a mob of anti-abolitionists. [1:29]

Learn about John Brown's bloody struggle in Kansas against the slave system. [2:02]

Resource provides a biography of Frederick Douglass, famous abolitionist, writer, and orator. [2:25]

At this site from the History Channel, you can read about the famous people and places associated with the Underground Railroad, "the term used to describe a network of persons who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom."