Season 1 - Dear America

01 A Picture of Freedom Episode 114th March 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. 02 Dreams in the Golden Country Episode 21st April 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. 03 A Journey to the New World Episode 36th May 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. 04 Standing in the Light Episode 412th September 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. 05 So Far From Home Episode 52nd October 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. 06 The Winter of Red Snow Episode 66th November 1999 During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA. 07 Color Me Dark Episode 77th February 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. 08 A Line in the Sand Episode 810th April 2000 In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans. 09 When Will This Cruel War Be Over? Episode 95th July 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.