Amos Fortune: Free Man | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Amos Fortune - This character is the son of an African king. He grows into a good man under the care and affection of his first owners who teach him how to write, read, and speak the English language.

Violet Fortune - This character has been a slave most of her life and is unsure of life as a free woman. She works with a loom, creating beautiful bedspreads, dresses, and linens for her new home.

Caleb Copeland - This character is a good, kind man, who sees something in a young slave...
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