Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America

by Selene Castrovilla

Book Overview

In this dramatic Civil War story, a courageous enslaved fugitive teams with a cunning Union general to save a Union fort from the Confederates-and triggers the end of slavery in the United States. This is the first children's nonfiction book about a Black unsung hero who remains relevant today and to the Black Lives Matter movement.

On the night Virginia secedes from the Union, three enslaved men approach Fortress Monroe. Knowing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635925827
• ISBN13: 9781635925821
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

A thoroughly researched and accurately portrayed children's historical fiction about the Civil War.

This is a fictionalized account of an enslaved worker seeking freedom during the Civil War at a Union held fort in Virginia. This is based on accurate historical information and does a good job portraying the fear and desire for freedom of the runaway slave.