samuel c. tippit

The son of a white man and a Cherokee, Joseph Willis must live as a slave on his own property. His struggle for freedom is complicated by a love forbidden by society and his newfound spiritual faith. Declaring himself a slave to Jesus Christ, he experiences an eternal freedom no man or government can suppress — and challenges most men would flee.  With a faith molded by tragedy, Joseph finds the courage to forgive — and to change the course of a new nation. Sammy Tippit and Randy Willis tell this raw-boned epic, based on their own ancestors, that gives American history a new face and a fresh voice.