Examines the life of Sojourner Truth, discussing her early years as a slave, her marriage at a young age, her struggles to win her freedom, and her work as a traveling preacher and spokesperson for women's rights and civil rights.
Examines the life of Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery who escaped to freedom and went on to become a prominent speaker on behalf of women's rights.
A brief biography of Frederick Douglass, discussing his early life as a slave, his escape from slavery, his marriage, and his work before and after the Civil War to ensure the rights of African-Americans.
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.
how a revolutionary Black leader and a reluctant liberator struggled to end slavery and save the Union
Kendrick, Paul
2008
Chronicles the parallel lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and how, through their differences they helped to change the course of the nation.
Provides over twenty articles from the era of slavery in which slaves and abolitionists discuss the experience of fleeing slavery, the perils and punishments of trying to escape, efforts to assist runaways, and obstacles to freedom.
