douglass, frederick

A biography of Frederick Douglass who began life as a young slave and later gained his freedom and rose to prominence as an abolitionist.

Frederick Douglass stood up for what he believed in and that was freedom. He worked for the abolition of slavery; he attended the Seneca Falls Convention and became a supporter of women's right to vote; he led the recruiting effort for the 54th Massachusetts, the first all-Black Union combat unit in the Civil War; and he founded The North Star, the second Black newspaper published in America. Born in 1818, he was the most famous Black abolitionist and intellectual of the 19th century.

Examines the life of Frederick Douglass, a man born into slavery in 1818 who escaped to freedom and went on to become a famous orator, writer, and abolitionist leader.

Chronicles the parallel lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and how, through their differences they helped to change the course of the nation.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

A biography of the escaped slave who became a renowned writer, orator, abolitionist, and diplomat.