This gripping journey of a young girl’s fight for freedom in the pre-Civil War South will leave you on the edge of your seat. Set in 1850, the novel tells the story of Bertha, a young girl taught to read despite being banned and punishable by whipping or even death. She uses her newfound skills to help her fellow enslaved people prepare for freedom. As the Civil War began, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves were free, if they were in a rebellious State.
The slaves must survive and keep their dignity in a world of powerful slave owners determined to keep their wealth and power. It is a story of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption. A story of families, of strong black men & women, and how America left their fate to the same people who enslaved them; free to do as they pleased with no repercussions, or so they thought.
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