By: Judith Bloom Fradin & Dennis Brindell Fradin
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewer: Christi
Summary: Documents the efforts of an Ohio community to secure the freedom of escaped slave John Price, examining various aspects of Price's escape from Kentucky, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and the heroic showdown.
Review: This nonfiction picture book with its realistic illustrations is the interesting story of the slave John Price who escaped a slave state and eventually wound up in the best place he could’ve - Oberlin, Ohio. Oberlin was one of the nation’s busiest Underground Railroad stops sheltering as many as 3,000 slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 didn’t stop the towns people from defending what they felt was right. They went by the law of right and wrong and they felt everyone deserved to be free. When slave hunters came looking for John, they did everything they could to keep John safe. Because they did this 37 men were sent to jail for three months. Their time in jail didn’t break their spirits and the town held a big welcome home celebration upon their release, pledging no slave will ever be taken from Oberlin if they have the power to stop it. This was a town of heroes that deserved to have their story told.
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