Frederick Douglass, (1817-1895), was the leading spokesman for African Americans in the 1800's. Born a slave, Douglass became a noted reformer, author, and speaker. He devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights.
A powerful autobiography of a passionate civil rights advocate, this book will be of value to anyone interested in African-American history.
Frederick Douglass for Kids follows the footsteps of this American hero, from his birth into slavery to his becoming a friend and confidant of presidents and the leading African American of his day.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject—revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer.
... the paper edited by William Lloyd Garrison and published by Isaac Knapp, and asked me to subscribe for it. ... Soon after becoming a reader of the Liberator, it was my privilege to listen to a lecture in Liberty Hall by.
Soon after becoming a reader of the Liberator, it was my privilege to listen to a lecture in Liberty Hall by Mr. Garrison, its editor. He was then young man of a singularly pleasing countenance, and earnest and impressive manner.
Prophet of Freedom David W. Blight ... Wells-Barnett, Crusade for Justice, 87–105; Schechter, Ida B. Wells-Barnett,91–94. Robert W. Rydell, ed., The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbian Exposition, ...
... the paper edited by William Lloyd Garrison, and published by Isaac Knapp, and asked me to subscribe for it. ... a reader of the Liberator it was my privilege to listen to a lecture in Liberty Hall, by Mr. Garrison, its editor.
"Adler, a prolific children's book author, has done a good job describing the trajectory of Douglass's life as he moved from being a slave himself to being a freer of slaves and a tireless civil rights activist.
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