A simple biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.
Tells the story of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, and looking at her work to secure the rights of all women after she gained her freedom; and includes a timeline.
An adapted version of the autobiography of Frederick Douglass in which the abolitionist tells the story of his life and his journey from slavery to freedom.
the life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man
Bolden, Tonya
This biography of famed abolitionist, statesman, suffragist, writer, speaker, and newspaperman Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) aims to focus on the man rather than the historical icon.
Presents a short biography on former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth and chronicles her early life on a Dutch plantation in New York and her fight for emancipation and equal rights for all African Americans and women.
A biography of nineteenth century African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became a great orator and leading writer of his era.
Tells the story of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, and looking at her work to secure the rights of all women after she gained her freedom; and includes a timeline.
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans.
