A Slave in the White House. Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he wou... - A Slave in the White House.
Family, Slavery, and Love in the Early American Republic. One of the finest historians of her generation, Jan Ellen Lewis transformed our understanding of the early U.S. Republic. Her groundbreaking essays defined the emerging fields of gender and emotions history and reframed traditional understandin... - Family, Slavery, and Love in the Early American Republic.
Henry's Freedom Box. Henry "Box" Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry ... - Henry's Freedom Box.
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks-those that are honest about the past and those that are not-that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery... - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America.
In the Shadow of Liberty. Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were owned by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Wash... - In the Shadow of Liberty.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser... - Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History.
On Juneteenth. Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origin... - On Juneteenth.
Reclamation. A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family explores America's racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors-both the enslaver and the enslaved. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father's fa... - Reclamation.
Sweet Clara & the Freedom Quilt. Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom?-not just for herself, but for her family and friends. When she overhears a conversation about the Underground Railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Usi... - Sweet Clara & the Freedom Quilt.
The Hemingses of Monticello. This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hem... - The Hemingses of Monticello.
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was per... - Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.
Those Who Labor for My Happiness - Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Our perception of life at Monticello has changed dramatically over the past quarter century. The image of an estate presided over by a benevolent Thomas Jefferson has given way to a more complex view of Monticello as a working plantation, the s... - Those Who Labor for My Happiness - Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
Twelve Years A Slave. The story that inspired the major motion picture, with an introduction by the bestselling author of Wench, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of... - Twelve Years A Slave.