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.
[his early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history]
Douglass, Frederick
2012
Nineteenth-century African-American reformer Frederick Douglass tells his life story, describing his early years in slavery, his escapes and his final attainment of freedom, and his work for civil rights.
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.
