Anna's Long Journey to Freedom
Dublin Core
Abstract
The book follows Anna and her family, enslaved from a plantation in South Carolina, and their journey south after hearing of a place where they could be free - Fort Mose, in Spanish Florida.
This is the first book in Laws's trilogy and the characters do not reach the Castillo de San Marcos until the very end of the book.
This is the first book in Laws's trilogy and the characters do not reach the Castillo de San Marcos until the very end of the book.
Creator
Title
Anna's Long Journey to Freedom
Contributor
Illustrations by Mary Hubley
Publisher
St. Augustine, FL: Callaway Press
Format
Paperback book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Historical
Race Relations
Travel
Youth
Race Relations
Travel
Youth
Coverage
Fort Mose
Has Version
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Bibliographic Citation
Laws, Gertie. Anna's Long Journey to Freedom. St. Augustine, FL: Calloway Press, 2004.
Collection
Citation
Gertie Laws, “Anna's Long Journey to Freedom,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/152.