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1. The Underground Railroad The underground railroad helped deliver thousands of slaves to freedom in the north.  As an informal network of brave abolitionists, and secret hideouts, the underground railroad is a piece of history that speaks to the goodness in people, and t...
2. Slavery and the Slave Trade The brutal institution of slavery -- the ownership of one person by another -- has existed for many thousands of years. From the 15th century, a savage new stage in the slave trade occurred. Europeans began capturing Africans and selling them for pr...
3. Kent, Ohio : A Tree City USA So, you've heard of Kent, OH and think you know what it's all about?  I think you might be surprised by this lovely little town.  For instance, there are a lot of cities all across the United States that have the designation of "Tree C...
4. Harriet Tubman When escaping slaves fled extreme cruelty at the hands of their masters, Harriet Tubman could be counted on to help guide them on their perilous journey to freedom. During the mayhem of the Civil War, she helped escaping slaves navigate their path to...
5. You are Cordially Invited to Share Your Family Legends Years ago a guy I was dating told me the story of his uncle who had a shrunken head of a Nazi soldier that he brought back from WWII. He was very proud of his uncle, so I was gentle when I told him that that couldn't be true. In the first place even...
6. How I Wrote the Query to Cobblestone Publishing for "Freedom Under Cover" I was so excited to receive the email that said my query for "Freedom...Under Cover" had been accepted by the Editorial Staff at Cobblestone Publishing! Harriet Tubman was the theme for the May, 2004 Issue of Appleseed's Magazine; and I had...
7. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist. She escaped from slavery and then helped to free other slaves during and after the Union wars.
8. American Girl - Addy Walker See the newest American Girl historical character, Rebecca Rubin "Addy Walker is a courageous, strong girl growing up in 1864, during the Civil War. Addy’s stories tell of her daring escape with her mother from slavery, and the challenges...
9. Amazon.com's "Grownup School" Expert Guides Amazon.com invites readers to write guides focussing on products for a specific task, e.g. "So you'd like to ..." (escape from the lab and take over the world.) Here are a number of specially commissioned "expert" guides from Amazo...