Illustrated by Curtis James
This is another tale by Rappaport of slaves fighting for their freedom during the Civil War. In this story, a slave crew of a Confederate ship take a risk and hijack the boat in the middle of the night. The crew tricks the Confederate guards and sails to their freedom.
As I said in the previous blog entry, Rappaport is a great historical fiction writer. This time she teams up with Curtis James, whose paintings aid in telling the story of the Planter's crew.
Freedom Ship is another inspiring tale that would be fun for students who are studying the Civil War to read. I think it is important to expose students to many of these exciting stories of slaves fighting for their freedom. This one particular is interesting because it discusses how one of the members of the Planter's crew helped to persuade President Lincoln to allow African Americans to fight for the Union.
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