Resistance, Escape, and the Abolition Movement

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Paperback – January 7, 2020
by David W. Blight

Narrative of Sojourner Truth Publisher: Dover Publications
By Sojourner Truth

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Paperback – January 9, 2018
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt Paperback – January 17, 2012
by Daniel Rasmussen

The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War Paperback – February 7, 2023
by Jonathan Daniel Wells (Author)

Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World Hardcover – December 2, 2025
by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Author)

The Life and Legend of Bras-Coupé: The Fugitive Slave Who Fought the Law, Ruled the Swamp, Danced at Congo Square, Invented Jazz, and Died for Love Hardcover – Illustrated, March 4, 2019
by Bryan Wagner (Author)

Slave No More: Self-Liberation Before Abolitionism in the Americas Paperback – March 11, 2019
by Aline Helg (Author), Lara Vergnaud (Translator)

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance Hardcover – June 4, 2024
by Kellie Carter Jackson (Author)

COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War Hardcover – February 9, 2024
by Edda L. Fields-Black (Author)

Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea Hardcover – May 13, 2025
by Marcus Rediker (Author)

Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast Paperback – September 6, 2022
by Marjoleine Kars (Author)