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    612-822-4611

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Under the Freedom Tree

Under the Freedom Tree

Vanhecke, Susan
Ladd, London
Taylor, Myra Lucretia

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General Poetry

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ISBN10: 1664429166
ISBN13: 9781664429161
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Published: Apr 15 2014
Language: English
Taut free verse tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the Civil War--seen by some historians as the beginning of the end of slavery in America. One night in 1861, three escaped slaves made their way from the Confederate line to a Union-held fort. The runaways were declared contraband of war and granted protection. As word spread, thousands of runaway slaves poured into the fort, seeking their freedom. These contrabands made a home for themselves, building the first African American community in the country. In 1863, they bore witness to one of the first readings of the Emancipation Proclamation in the South--beneath the sheltering branches of the tree now known as Emancipation Oak.

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