Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.2
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
66625
Points per Word
0.000195
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.058036
Series
History Firsthand
Description
In over twenty articles from the era of slavery, slaves and abolitionists discuss the experience of fleeing slavery, the perils and punishments of trying to escape, efforts to assist runaways, and obstacles to freedom.