In this story, Elizabeth and her family escape their plantation in the middle of the night with help from Harriet Tubman.

Elijah McCoy overcame many obstacles to become a renowned inventor who paved the way for others.

This is the story of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first black senator in the United States.

Juni teaches her friend Michael all she knows about the first Memorial Day—the day when thousands of black people marched to remember their loved ones who had died in the Civil War.

Thomas was born into slavery and lived a harsh life, but he was finally able to escape and reunite with his family.

Mary loves Sunday mornings and the spirituals that give her and Mama hope.

Nat Turner was an American freedom fighter who led one of history’s most successful revolts by enslaved people in Southampton County, VA.

Mum Bett hears the cries for American freedom from British tyranny and launches her own American Revolution against slavery in Massachusetts.

Two small boys on a plantation strike up a dangerous friendship.

On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was pulled over by police near Saint Paul, Minn., after being misidentified as a robbery suspect. He was then shot and killed by an officer during the traffic stop. In this StoryCorps edition, Chad Eisen-Ramgren has a conversation with his 10-year-old daughter, who was a student at the school where Mr. Phil managed the cafeteria.