Annotation
Set in the first few months following the Confederate surrender and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Sam--a runaway slave who once worked for the Union Army--decides to leave his safe haven in Philadelphia and set out on foot to return to the war-torn South.
Awards
2013 Black Caucus of the America Library Association Award
Characters
| Name | Sam |
| Gender | Male |
| Traits | African American |
| Runaway | |
| Slave | |
| Married | |
| Father | |
| Name | Tilda |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | African American |
| Slave | |
| Married | |
| Mother | |
| Name | Prudence |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | Wealthy |
| White | |
| Widow | |
| Genre | Fiction Historical |
| Topics | U.S. Civil War Freed slaves Forgiveness Education Abolition of slavery Abolitionists Political assassinations Southern life Plantation life Slaves Slavery Love Racism Freedom |
| Setting | Mississippi |