Under the Freedom Tree
by Susan VanHecke (Author) and London Ladd (Illustrator)
Booktalk: 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.
Snippet:
1861
May moon
gleams
bright as
Colonel’s buttons.
Three slip out unseen.
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