I've always enjoyed reading about slaves escaping to freedom. It's an unfortunate but fascinating part of American history. Night Boat to Freedom is one of those stories. Illustrations by E.B. Lewis set the tone for the story with the unclear and faded future that so many runaway slaves had before emancipation.
The reason this story is so cool is that the main character, Christmas John, is escaping from Kentucky, trying to get across the river to Ohio.
Reading this story to students looking to break free of their own private situations would be a great way to relate to those students.
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