douglass, frederick

In 1820s Maryland, Frederick's mother, who is a slave on a different plantation, walks twelve miles each way for a nighttime visit with her son, during which she recounts what each mile of the journey represents. Based on the childhood of Frederick Douglass.

An illustrated account of Frederick Douglass's life as a slave, which tells the story of how he refused to let an overseer break his spirit, determining never to think nor act like a slave.

Chronicles the life of former slave and famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass, focusing on the qualities and achievements that made him a hero.

Photographs and text trace the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.

A biography of escaped slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, that chronicles his early years as a slave in Maryland, escape to New York as a young man, and his fame as a public speaker on emancipation.

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

Presents a biography of Frederick Douglass which focuses on the earlier years of his life as an escaped slave, student, and abolitionist.

Explains how to use critical theory to analyze the works of Frederick Douglass.

A simple biography of a man who dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for African-Americans.

A biography of a Negro who became an influential voice against slavery in America, founded and operated a newspaper to further abolition, and became Minister to Haiti and one of Abraham Lincoln's advisers.