The Underground Railroad /
Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smith.
- First edition.
- 199 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- History smashers .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index.
How slavery came to America -- Ocean crossing -- Resistance and revolts -- Liberty for some -- Freedom's fire -- Heroes and helpers -- Stories of escape -- An unjust law -- Daring and defiance -- Slavery ends ... but its legacy lives on -- A timeline of slavery and the Underground Railroad.
"Through a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book debunks myths about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom"--