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When Joseph’s stepfather awakens to the moral wrongs of slavery and joins the abolitionist cause, the young boy is forced to face the complex emotions and divisions that the institution creates within his family and community. His story unfolds against the backdrop of Kentucky during the United States Civil War, illustrating the personal toll of the era’s divisive social issues.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Bonnie Pryor
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