Descendants of African-Americans who began their lives in America as kidnapped slaves were then deprived of civil rights by "Jim Crow" laws. Leaders inspired others to overcome racial prejudice and legal obstacles. These stories highlight the ups and downs of black history.
Men, women and children are captured in Africa and arrive in the "New World" as slaves after a terrible transatlantic journey aboard ships.
Africans are brought to the "new world" under inhumane conditions.
There are ultimately 38 American pilots in the Lafayette Flying Corps who fly for France in WWI.
The Underground Railroad poses incredible risks and uses railroad terms to keep the passages secret.
When slavery ends, many former slaves face incredible obstacles.
With his second wife, the white woman Helen Pitts Douglass, "The Old Man Eloquent" continues to live at Cedar Hill.
Solomon Northup, known as "Platt," experiences slave life in Louisiana with a "good master" and a "bad master."
Learn about Harriet Tubman's life and future as a slave in America during the 1800s.
Edwin Epps is a cruel slave-owner who frequently beats slaves for no reason other than to inflict misery. After John Tibeats, Solomon Northup ("Platt...
A mortgage, for the life of Solomon Northup ("Platt") ends-up saving him from death at the hands of a cruel slave-owner called John Tibeats.
Some whites in Mississippi consider blacks an inferior race.
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