Episodes

1: A Picture of Freedom

Mar 14, 1999

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.

2: Dreams in the Golden Country

Apr 1, 1999

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.

3: A Journey to the New World

May 6, 1999

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.

4: Standing in the Light

Sep 12, 1999

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.

5: So Far From Home

Oct 2, 1999

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.

6: The Winter of Red Snow

Nov 6, 1999

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

7: Color Me Dark

Feb 7, 2000

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.

8: A Line in the Sand

Apr 10, 2000

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

9: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

Jul 5, 2000

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.

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