Having always treasured the special quilt her mother made before she died and her sister was sold to another plantation owner, Hannah discovers something special about the quilt when she travels along the Underground Railroad with her father to a life of freedom in the safety of the northern states. Reprint.

Traces the history of Reconstruction, from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1877, when federal troops were removed from the South.

A collection of poems that celebrates the essence and experiences of young African American children.

Presents a tour of the black vocational training school in Alabama through the eyes of some of the people who taught and studied there in 1905.

As his family begins to arrive to celebrate the bountiful harvest, Jack Henry, who has agreed to sleep in the barn to make room for company, finds his mind preoccupied with the snake he has seen in the barn and he must overcome his fears to join in the celebration and dance the night away!

In the days following the end of slavery, nine-year-old Little Bit--with courage beyond her years--helps her family escape from Addison Jones, a cruel plantation owner. By the illustrator of Night Golf.

Two young girls take care of their elderly neighbor, Miss Dessa, by fixing her eyeglasses with blue yarn, helping her sew a quilt, taking her biscuits and jam, and tucking her into bed at night, in a beautiful depiction of life of the South fifty years ago. Tour.