"The true story of Africans and African Americans in the United States, from their arrival up until 1850"--

Early African Presence in America -- North America at the Time of the Colonists' Arrival -- American Laws Made Slavery Legal -- Creating a New American Culture -- The American Revolution and Slave-Owning Founding Fathers -- Slave Resistance -- Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, and Insurrectionists -- Flash Forward : Getting to the Truth About Slavery Involves Digging Up the Past.