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A SERIES FOR ALL AGES.

Torn from their homeland in Africa by brutal slave traders Margaret and John are shipped four thousand miles away to the silver mines of Mexico. Unexpectedly, the slaver is pirated at sea and the Calvinist Reverend turned Privateer, Captain Jope, takes Margaret and John to the shores of Virginia instead. Based on exhaustive genealogical and historical research, this epic novel traces the fate of the passengers on what has since become known as the "Black Mayflower." Margaret and John brave disease, Indian attacks, and political intrigue in England and America, as they are among the first Africans to settle in Virginia, long before slavery became institutionalized there. Set against the backdrop of warfare between Spain and England and the power struggles within the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown, Margaret and John's journey to freedom is a powerful saga of courage and survival at the dawn of America's history.

Author: K. I. Knight
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Freedom Publishing LLC
Published: 12/08/2014
Series: Fate & Freedom #1
Pages: 414
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780990836513
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Knight, K. I.: - "K I Knight is an international award-winning Author, Genealogist, Historian, Public Speaker, and Cemetery Preservationist. Knight has logged more than 20,000 hours researching the first documented Africans to arrive in the English settlement of Virginia, beginning in 1619. In 2016, as an advisory board member for Project 1619, Knight co-curated the 1619 First African Landing exhibit at the Hampton History Museum in Hampton, Virginia. Her passion is unrivaled and strongly evident in her published writings. Her literary work includes Fate & Freedom, a five star - Gold medal historical series, and as her nonfiction work, Unveiled - The Twenty and Odd, released May 18, 2019. In August 2019, Knight's research took center stage with the 400th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia in 1619. Her literary work has been used by journalism outlets around the world, including - Associated Press, USAToday, TIME, Washington Post, BBC, and the National Parks Magazine, to name a few. Recognized by several African American hereditary societies, including The Sons & Daughters of the US Middle Passage and the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Knight's research was featured in the AAHGS Journal - 400th Anniversary Commemorative Addition. Knight is a board member for several national non-profit organizations across the country and is an active member of numerous historical, genealogical, and literary associations, as well. The mother of three adult children, Knight, lives in Central Florida and is the Director of 1619 Genealogy."