An enthralling account of a young boyâs struggle to help freedom triumph over fear in the 1940s American South.
Itâs 1947, and twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have an older brother who guards the Freedom Trainâa train that is traveling to all forty-eight states carrying the countryâs most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
Clyde hasnât told his parents he wonât perform the Freedom Pledge because of stage fright, nor has he mentioned his confusing friendship with a boy of color. So when the townspeople threaten Williamâs family, Clyde has a choice to make: Will he keep quiet, or stand up for real freedom?
Ideal for classrooms, Freedom Train contains historical photos of the Freedom Train and its guards, as well as an authorâs note that provides additional information about the history of the Freedom Train.