In the late 1800s, the North defeated the South in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and America found herself in the middle of the Reconstruction Era. This brought prosperity, joy and equality to many. But for some, the past still haunts them... Maryland. 1872. After the death of his father, Charles Gates is torn between following his instincts of treasure hunting or running away from his family's past. But then he meets a young freed slave who knows of a fortune that's too good to pass up. Now, with the help of his new friend, Charles sets off on a journey to uncover what civil rights figures like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Sojourner Truth, fought to protect, never lose, and keep...forever free.