Under the freedom tree / Susan VanHecke ; illustrated by London Ladd.
Material type: TextPublisher: Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge, [2014]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1580895506 (library binding)
- 9781580895507 (library binding)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.6 V255 | Available | 33111007506716 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
Tells of the Civil War's first contraband camp that began when three escaped slaves were granted protection at a Union-held fort, prompting runaway slaves to seek freedom there and build the country's first African American community.