The slave economy is turned upside down with the abolition of the trade in the West Indies during the late 1820s. By the 1840s, a new economic paradigm is taking shape. Nathaniel Johnson and his family provide a personal glimpse into this violent and heart-wrenching period of trauma. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Nathaniel finds out that the slave trade that was set to end, may have just begun another phase.

Inspired by actual events, during the American Revolutionary War era, enslaved blacks throughout the 13 American colonies took a daring opportunity in search of freedom. Their choice would lead them through a journey with a historic legacy of liberty and the pursuit of happiness in America and lands far far away.