Discover the remarkable story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in 1849 and went to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a leading exponent of abolition and women’s rights.

This video tells the story of Henry "Box" Brown. It covers his childhood, his heartbreaking separation from his wife and children, and his grueling 27-hour escape from enslavement. This video is part two of "The 5 Most Daring Escapes...

This video tells the story of Ellen and William Craft's daring escape from slavery, which included Ellen's disguise as a white man. The video also covers their life in England, where they fleed to avoid re-enslavement and to start their...

This video tells the inspiring story of Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, who taught himself to read and write and eventually escaped to the North. The video also covers Douglass's life after slavery, which included writing...

This videos tells the story of Robert Smalls, a man who escaped slavery by captaining a Confederate-owned ship and handing it over to the Union. He went on to serve in the US Navy through the end of the war. The video concludes with...

This video tells the life story of Harriet Jacobs, the writer of "Life of a Slave Girl." The video details her childhood and her yearslong journey to be reunited with her children, who were sold to slaveowners in different states. It...