Amos Fortune Free Man Study Guide  E-mail this product to a friend

Progeny Press publishes study guides for literature that provide teachers and students with questions and comparisons from the firm and timeless foundation of the Bible.

Progeny Press publishes study guides for literature that provide teachers and students with questions and comparisons from the firm and timeless foundation of the Bible. For the first 15 years of his life, Amos Fortune was At-mun, prince of a tribe of Africans. It was his belief that, as a future king, he was born to serve his people. But At-mun's life is turned upside down when he and many of his people are captured and brought to the United States to be sold as slaves. At-mun is purchased by a kindly Quaker family who give him the name Amos and welcome him into their family. Under the care of the Copelands, Amos learns to read and speak English, and learns about their God. When Amos comes to understand that as a child of God his royal heritage has been restored, his life is transformed. For the rest of his life, Amos continues the work he believes he was born to do: serve his people. Through the many turns his life takes Amos shows a trust and assurance in God, and though he works to achieve his own freedom and the freedom of others, he knows that true freedom is found in God alone. Study Guide: 68 pages. Lessons: 8 Chapter Lessons + Overview. Subjects: Slavery, leadership and servanthood, freedom and responsibility. Grade Level: 5-7.