Harper & Row
Sent home alone for misbehaving in church, Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad
This is a one volume factual handbook for students and the general reader that comprises a history of the Negro American. It is a record of 500 years and is arranged chronological by year from 1441 to 1968 when 1702 Negroes held elective or appointed positions in government below the federal level. The book also contains short notations about Negro cultural and historical events, and more interesting information.