A book about defeating slavery that is perfect to read during Black History Month. Imagine if you father was also your owner and you had to pay him for your own freedom. What if you also had to pay for the freedom of your wife, son, mother, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles.

This is the true story of one amazing man who did just that and changed the course of history for a lot of people. 2018 winner of the New Voices Award activities for this book include calculating the cost of William"Bill"Lewis's freedom and that of his family, a comprehension on what slavery was and what it is today and a research activity on segregation and various freedom fighters.