Nearer my freedom / Edinger, Monica

Chronicles the life of Olaudah Equiano, who was born in Africa and enslaved at a young age and brought to America, and details his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man and work as an abolitionist. Includes black-and-white photographs, maps, sidebars, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"--Provided by publisher.