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.

• ISBN: 9780590107648
• Author: McKissack, Pat
• Published: 2003 , Scholastic Press
• Themes: 19th Century, African Americans, History, Slaves and slavery
• Descriptors: Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, United States
• No. of pages: 144