Describes, in story form, an incident in 1839 when a boatload of African slaves seized control of the ship and finally gained legal freedom in the American courts.

• ISBN: 9780590443609
• Author: Sterne, Emma Gelders
• Published: 1990, Scholastic
• Themes: 19th Century, Boats and ships, freedom, law and crime, slavery, Slaves and slavery
• Descriptors: Historical Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 10