Amos born in 1710, the son of the King At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When he was 15 he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts & sold at an auction. His freedom was gone but not his dignity or courage. He dreamed of his freedom and buying freedom for his friends.. He was 60 years old before he bought his freedom and saved to buy freedom for his friends..

It is about a young African prince who is captured and taken to America as a slave.
He masters a trade, purchases
his freedom and dies free in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, in 1801.

Follow a young African boy through this capture, imprisonment, sold into slavery, earning freedom, and becoming a successful model citizen. ( )

Excellent! I read it aloud and all my children loved it. The development of the main character was handled beautifully. ( )

Newbery Medal 1951. Biography of a son of a king who was stolen and sold into slavery before the revolutionary war. Shows how racial differences have always been a problem in the US, even when people were free and contributing to the community. ( )