Are people born free? Do governments give rights to citizens or do citizens give-up some rights in exchange for good government? These are stories about people seeking and achieving their civil rights.
Chapter 3
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.
Even though the Puritans flee England for religious freedom, they do not allow others the same freedom of choice.
Even though the Puritans flee England for religious freedom, they do not allow others the same option.
Navajos enjoy themselves at fairs and gatherings, usually after the fall harvest.
Describes how Wilma Mankiller grew up on the Oklahoma reservation.
In 1957, nine black students, referred to as "The Little Rock Nine," are the first to attend an all-white school.
Families live in poverty in holes dug in the Irish bog.
The National Child Labor Committee works for change, but still expects children to hold jobs.
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