In 1772, freedom was little more than a dream for first generation slave Sowei, kidnapped from her Mende village and sold into slavery. For her daughter, Hannah Williams, freedom was worth the risk of stowing away in the belly of a schooner...penniless, hungry, and ready to deliver her first child, Katherine. But the struggle for freedom in the Revolutionary War era wouldn't come easily or without great price. Only after nearly two decades of servitude in New York did Ferguson (born during that clandestine voyage), earn the privilege of living free by society's standards. Katherine's real freedom, though, took place years before she received papers. Her freedom came in a one-on-one meeting with a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, when Jesus Christ set her free. This is the fictionalized account of Katherine's faith, courage, vision and dedication, told by African American history scholar Margaret Pagan. Author: Margaret D. Pagan
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