Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America - Selene Castrovilla

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America Author: Selene Castrovilla Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: George Scott peered at the nearby Union fortress. Something miraculous was taking place! Three enslaved men had entered but had not been cast out. To Scott, the fortress must be a sanctuary. A place where the three would be safe from capture and harm—never to return to the Confederate South. But exactly why were they granted refuge? Scott left the woods where he had been hiding and joined others in line to enter the fortress. Once inside, his knowledge of the area and the movements of the Confederate army impressed the fortress's commander, Major General Benjamin Butler. Working together, they plotted a plan to save the fortress from enemy attack. Would the fortress survive? Would Scott survive? Selene Castrovilla weaves a suspenseful tale revealing how two men's brave stand meant eventual freedom to thousands of African Americans and led President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.