Notes: A collection of paintings by noted artist Jacob Lawrence detailling the liberation of Haiti in 1804 under the leadership of General Toussaint L'Ouverture.

Notes: The trial of the abolitionist who was hanged for treason and murder following his attempt to capture a military arsenal and arm the slaves for revolt.

Notes: This book explores an overlooked event in the history of New York City-- the 1741 slave conspiracy, when slaves, free blacks, and poor whites planned to set fire to every home on Manhattan. The discovery of "the plot" caused authorities to arrest over 180 people and condemn 34 people to death.

Notes: Rasmussen prsents a gripping and deeply revealing history of the 1811 New Orleans slave rebellion that provides new insight into American expansionism and the path to the Civil War.