LeVar celebrates the road to freedom paved by the Underground Railroad, introducing viewers to the history, heroes, stories and music of the African American culture, which emerged from slavery. Members of a cappella group, Sweet Honey In The Rock, perform and share their historical knowledge of slavery.

Review books

Feature Book:

Follow the Drinking Gourd

Runaway slaves journey north along the Underground Railroad by following directions in a song "The Drinking Gourd."

Author: Jeanette Winter
Illustrator: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Random House

Shake it to the One That You Love the Best: Play Songs and Lullabies From Black Musical Traditions

A collection of play songs, games, and lullabies which advance children's awareness in two aspects of Black culture – music and art.

Collected and adapted by: Cheryl Warren Mattox
Illustrations from the works of: Varnette P. Honeywood and Brenda Joysmith
Publisher: Warren-Mattox Productions

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern, which guides her to freedom in the North.

Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrator: James Ransome
Publisher: Random House

A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman

A biography of Harriet Tubman explains the life of this black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Author: David A. Adler
Illustrator: Samuel Byrd
Publisher: Holiday House