Attorney General Releases New Book for Black History Month

Special release for Black History Month “Am I Not a Man? - The Dred Scott Story" by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff breathes new life into the famous case that defined our nation’s stance on racism.

Gilbert, AZ (PRWE January 20, 2011

Special release for Black History Month “Am I Not a Man? - The Dred Scott Story" by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff breathes new life into the famous case that defined our nation’s stance on racism.

This historical novel illustrates the heart-rending true story of Dred Scott, a freed slave forced back into bondage, and his struggle to regain liberty. Scott’s personal story is one of national importance, as the case of Scott vs. Sanford became Abraham Lincoln’s presidential platform and served as a key reference in our nation’s Emancipation Proclamation. Scott’s trials in making the rights of a black man the rights of all Americans are as touching as they are true, in this moving account of Dred's fight for freedom.

A perfect topic for Black History Month.

Prosaic and insightful, Mark Shurtleff chronicles Dred’s journey from its humble beginnings to its earth-quaking conclusion, solidifying Scott as one of the 18th century’s most dynamic and powerful figures in the Abolitionist movement. This is a perfect topic for Black history Month in the United States.

"After five years of deep and extensive research into Dred Scott’s life and times, this distinguished lawyer’s own sense of the hunger of all for justice gives Am I Not a Man gripping authenticity." - D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

"It will renew your faith in the power of the human spirit." -- Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General of Georgia

"Illuminating, sensitive, and powerful, Shurtleff ’s fictional take on Dred Scott asks some timely questions of race and prejudice that have still not been answered." -- Robert Fleming, African American Literature Book Club

Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story by Mark Shurtleff is available at your local bookstore and online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Available for Interview in Honor of Black History Month

Attorney General Shurtelff will be in New York, Washington D.C., Detroit and other locations around the country and is making himself available for interviews and speaking engagements during February in honor of Black History Month. You may contact Sortis Publishing at 866-375-9744 to schedule an interview or for more information.