Amos Fortune, Free Man | Amos Fortune, Free Man

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Author: Elizabeth Yates
First Published: 1950
Time of Work: 1725–1801
Setting: Africa, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Principal Characters: Amos Fortune, Ath-mun, Caleb Copeland, Celia Copeland, Ichabod Richardson, Mrs. Richardson, Violet Baldwin, Celyndia, Parson Laban Ainsworth
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: African Americans, Freedom, Colonies or colonization, Slavery or slaves, Eighteenth century, Biography, Society of Friends or Quakers
Locales: Africa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

In Amos Fortune, Free Man, Elizabeth Yates tells the life story of Amos Fortune, who was taken from Africa as a slave to New England, where he eventually gained his freedom. Fortune was not a renowned personage in American history; Yates relates the life of a common man who, through personal dignity and perseverance, affected the lives of those around him. In the acknowledgments, at the front of the book, Yates mentions the search for materials on Fortune’s life and the location of the documents in the East Jaffrey Library. She provides copies of...

Amos Fortune, Free Man | Amos Fortune, Free Man

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