Tells of the Civil War's first contraband camp that began when three escaped slaves were granted protection at a Union-held fort, prompting runaway slaves to seek freedom there and build the country's first African American community
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Cross Group, Oppression & Resilience
Settings: Northern America, United States of America, Virginia
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Negative, Positive
Character Prominence: Joint Main