A Place Called Freedom
- ISBN-10
- 0689804709
- ISBN-13
- 9780689804700
- Series
- A Place Called Freedom
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Scott Russell Sanders
Description
A tribute to all who struggle for freedomWhen young James Starman and his slave family are set free, they travel north to Indiana where they build a house, a farm, and a new life for themselves. In those years before the Civil War, Papa keeps making dangerous trips back to Tennessee, bringing back aunts and cousins and friends. So many people arrive that soon, they form a village. But what to call such a fine town where former slaves have gathered to build their lives afresh? What else, but Freedom. Inspired by the true story of the founding of Lyles Station, Indiana, A Place Called Freedom celebrates the courage, compassion, and wisdom that create strong communities.
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