This historical fiction is inspired by the author's own migration story. The fictional character: Osaze Freedom Idahosa was born on October 1st,1960 - the day of Nigeria's independence; his middle name Freedom was given to him as a result, and the name stuck. Freedom migrated to the United States in 1987 because he was denied his dream job of becoming a central banker in Nigeria. He believes this is because of the Nigerian quota system and the resultant nepotism that has come to characterize the hiring process for government jobs. He tried getting just any job, but nothing was forthcoming, there were just no jobs in the country. He became despondent and did what a lot of young people in his situation did at the time - find his way out of Nigeria. Barely a year after arriving in the United States, Freedom encounters a near-death experience in a Brooklyn, New York white neighbourhood. A mob of racist white youths attacked him in Bensonhurst where he went to deliver furniture. Merely hours afterwards, a mob of white youths also attacked a couple of black youths and fatally shot one of them. The protest that followed and the racial tension before and after the murder of the black youth will shape Freedom's view of America and change the way he now see the challenges of his homeland.