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A Picture of Freedom

A Picture of Freedom

Episode number: 1

Overview: In the pre-Civil War South, a young slave girl secretly learns how to read and write. She determines to help and teach other slaves.

Dreams in the Golden Country

Dreams in the Golden Country

Episode number: 2

Overview: A Russian Jewish immigrant girl lives with her family in a tenement on the Lower East Side. She strives to learn English and pursue her dream of acting.

A Journey to the New World

A Journey to the New World

Episode number: 3

Overview: Mem, a 12-year-old Pilgrim, has just arrived in the New World. With the help of an American Indian, she endures her first year at Plymouth Colony.

Standing in the Light

Standing in the Light

Episode number: 4

Overview: A young Quaker girl captured by an Indian tribe falls in love with a handsome warrior and wonders if she will be able to return to her old life.

So Far From Home

So Far From Home

Episode number: 5

Overview: Mary, a teenage immigrant from Ireland, finds that working in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts is not what she'd envisioned as new life in America.

The Winter of Red Snow

The Winter of Red Snow

Episode number: 6

Overview: During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.

Color Me Dark

Color Me Dark

Episode number: 7

Overview: A young African-American girl moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south.

A Line in the Sand

A Line in the Sand

Episode number: 8

Overview: In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans.

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

Episode number: 9

Overview: Living in the Confederate South during the Civil War, a young Confederate girl faces a dilemma when a Union soldier is injured at her doorstep.