Corey Birdsong was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1849. As an 8-year-old slave, he was treated badly by his owners. He and his father Daddy tried to escape to the north to find freedom, as slavery was legal in the southern states at this time. Corey bravely helped his father run away from their plantation and slave catchers in the south, eventually making it to the northern free states to live freely without the threat of re-enslavement.

1. FREEDOM’S WINGS
By Alex

2. EARLY LIFE
COREY BIRDSONG
WAS BORN IN 1849
IN KENTUCKY

3. BACKGROUND
THEY WERE SLAVES
This was a hard time for
African – American slaves

4. MAJOR CHARACTERS
Corey - He is 8 years old and a slave. He lives with
his mother and father and other relatives. He was
not scared when he was alone in the woods.
Daddy – He is a run away slave trying to get north
where there is freedom.

5. MAJOR EVENT
Corey was treated badly by the slave
owners

6. THE MAIN PROBLEM FOR THE
CHARACTER
Corey was trying to run away from slavery.

7. MAJOR EVENT
Corey was not a slave anymore because he
ran away.

8. MAJOR EVENT
Corey left the south and ran away to the
north to be free.

9. SOLUTION
Dad and Corey went to the north then they
got away from the slave catchers.

10. INTERESTING PERSON
Corey was interesting to me
because he ran to the north
because he wanting to be free. I
would not want to be a slave either.