Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
?It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live.?
These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of being...
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