Amos Fortune, free man

About this book

The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.

Subjects

• african americans
• african americans, biography, juvenile literature
• afro-americans
• biography
• fortune, amos, 1709 or 1710-1801
• juvenile literature
• newbery medal
• slaves