"The Price of Freedom" - Dennis & Judith Fradin

"How One Town Stood Up to Slavery" reads the subtitle. As you vote today, remember that one town makes a difference to a person, to a town, to a country, to history.

John Price crosses a river and enters Oberlin, Ohio, fleeing slavery. All is well until slave-catchers find him. But the town isn't going to let John be taken without a fight.

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