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  Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:55)

Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Pioneer
At an early age, Rosa Parks faced injustice wherever she went and decided that by taking action she could change the world around her.
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  Rosa Parks - Legacy (3:03)

Rosa Parks - Legacy
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and from there sparked a national Civil Rights Movement for racial equality.
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  Ida B. Wells - Women's Rights (1:26)

Ida B. Wells - Women's Rights
Ida B. Wells biographer Mia Bay describes Wells as a "natural-born feminist" who inspired other women to become activists, support the suffrage movement and influence change in the country.
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  Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:48)

Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer
On May 4, 1884, 71 years before Rosa Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat on a train, fueling her impassioned fight for equal rights.
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  Harriet Tubman - Union Spy (1:44)

Harriet Tubman - Union Spy
During the Civil War Harriet Tubman volunteered to be a spy for the Union and successfully aided the Union in its effort to win the war.
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  Harriet Tubman - Statue in Harlem (3:04)

Harriet Tubman - Statue in Harlem
Artist Alison Saar created a memorial statue to Harriet Tubman in Harlem to honor all that she did and the many lives she saved.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Mini Biography (3:54)

Abraham Lincoln - Mini Biography
Abraham Lincoln grew up in a log cabin in rural Kentucky and went on to become the 16th President of the United States. On January 1, 1963, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery. He was assassinated on April 15, 1865.
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  Frederick Douglass - Full Episode (46:33)

Frederick Douglass - Full Episode
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and used his talents as a writer and orator to fight for emancipation. Douglass edited an abolitionist newspaper, recruited black regiments during the Civil War, and advised President Lincoln.
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  Frederick Douglass - From Slave to Soldier (2:01)

Frederick Douglass - From Slave to Soldier
In 1863, Frederick Douglass enlists as a recruiting officer for an African American regiment in the Civil War. From "Biography: Frederick Douglass."
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  Frederick Douglass - Meet John Brown (2:24)

Frederick Douglass - Meet John Brown
In the 1850s, Frederick Douglass allied with a passionate white Abolitionist named John Brown, who became a powerful symbol to Douglass for the violent overthrow of the slave system.
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  Frederick Douglass - Impassioned Speaker (2:23)

Frederick Douglass - Impassioned Speaker
After testifying firsthand to the brutality of slavery at an American Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Nantucket, Frederick Douglass became an overnight success in the Abolitionist arena of public speaking.
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  Frederick Douglass - A Child No More (2:43)

Frederick Douglass - A Child No More
Frederick Douglass had an enormous ability to capture in words the meaning of what America is about.
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  Frederick Douglass - Path to Freedom (1:29)

Frederick Douglass - Path to Freedom
Young Frederick Douglass would discover his pathway to freedom after he was moved to a plantation where his mistress taught him to read.
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  Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography (3:26)

Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography
A short biography of Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery to become the leading voice in the Abolitionist Movement and other social reforms involving inequality.
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