Akron Public Library

"Uses primary sources to tell the story of slavery in the United States"--

Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

Discusses the lives of blacks in the American colonies, from the 16th century when slaves were first brought over by the Spanish to the onset of the American Revolution.

Examines the history of slavery, discussing the slave trade, the establishment of the slavery system and its role in the economy of the American South, and abolition and emancipation. Includes a time line, glossary, and resources for further research.

"The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, deeply divided the United States. Opinions about this war, the deadliest in US history, continue to divide Americans even today. many think they know the whole stroy about this time in the country's history, but there's always more to learn! For example, most Amercians know that the Southen system of slavery played a part in causing the war, but did you know that slavery wasn't only in the South?...

Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding. These Union soldiers not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields. Their dispatches told the truth of their lives at camp, their intense training, and the dangers and tragedies on the...