Cover: Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

by , Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

    Description of Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation


    After the Civil War breaks out, young Ben finds himself in a slave prison and astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln’s new Emancipation Proclamation. This full-color picture book is based on actual events.
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