Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation

by Anna Mae Duane

Book Overview

The powerful story of two young men who changed the national debate about slavery

In the 1820s, few Americans could imagine a viable future for black children. Even abolitionists saw just two options for African American youth: permanent subjection or exile. Educated for Freedom tells the story of James McCune Smith and Henry Highland Garnet, two black children who came of age and into freedom as their country struggled to grow from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147984747X
• ISBN13: 9781479847471
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"