Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Slavery on Their Minds; 2 Framing a Method to Examine Picture Books About Slavery; 3 Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride; 4 Moses: When Harriet Led Her People to Freedom; 5 Freedom's a-Callin Me; 6 I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery; 7 January's Sparrow; 8 Night Running: How James Escaped With the Help of His Faithful Dog; 9 I Want to Be Free; 10 Show Way; 11 Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans; 12 Conclusion; Index