Prisoner for liberty

The Resource Prisoner for liberty
Label
Prisoner for liberty
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
James Forten knew how important freedom was. He was a free African American born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the American Revolution started in 1776, James was too young to help fight for freedom from British rule. But in 1781, at age fifteen, he took a job on the Royal Louis, an American ship. A British warship soon captured the Royal Louis. James was taken prisoner. The British often sold African American prisoners into slavery. What would happen to James? Would he ever see his family again?
Cataloging source
Midwest
Dewey number
  • 973.3/71092
  • B
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
On my own history
Target audience
juvenile

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