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While many enslaved people rescued themselves and their families by escaping the horrific institution of slavery, some were so daring that they became beacons of hope, and legends in their own lifetimes. These are the most bold and audacious...

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Escape was one of the many ways that enslaved people resisted their captivity in the system of American slavery. The Underground Railroad was not literally a railroad. It was a network of people, routes, and safe houses that helped people...

This video is about Henry Brown, the man who made a sensational escape from slavery. His story is chronicled in his two autobiographies: 'Narrative of Henry Box Brown Who Escaped From Slavery, Enclosed In A Box Three Feet Long, Two Wide and...

The life of Henry "Box" Brown is so notable because he was an Antebellum-Era Virginia plantation slave who managed to mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box. The big question here is: how did he do it? Easy! He had the help of abolitionists...

Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Sojourner Truth an activist and orator who escaped slavery and fought for peoples rights! FL on Instagram: forgottenlivesyt Have any video suggestions...

Sojourner Truth: Our History On May 29, 1851 Sojourner Truth spoke at the Second Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron Ohio. She was not invited but attended anyway. She was not asked to speak but rose to advocate for all women’s rights...

Slavery was inherently cruel and unjust, and it was cruel and unjust to different people in different ways. Today, Clint Smith teaches you about the experience of enslaved women, and how their experience of slavery was different than men...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS (1813 - 1897) Genre(s): Memoirs Read by: Elizabeth Klett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:06:20 - 01 - Childhood 00:15:12 - 02 - The...

A brief biography of Harriet Jacobs.