douglass, frederick

An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.

Looks at the lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, including their friendship and their affect on Emancipation and the Civil War.

Shares the early life and background of Frederick Douglass, the spokesman for nineteenth-century black Americans.

Shares the life of Frederick Douglass, focusing on his birth, his time as a slave, and to his career as a statesman and equal treatment spokesman.

Readers take a colorful trip into the past to meet three African Americans who left indelible marks on U.S. history. Crispus Attucks was considered a martyr after his death at the Boston Massacre. Formerly enslaved Frederick Douglass became one of the most outspoken proponents of abolition and equal rights for African Americans. Harriet Tubman, also formerly enslaved, became perhaps the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Together, the illustrated narratives of these three lives are sure to inspire young readers as they learn important facts about early America.

Former slave Frederick Doublass chronicles his life.

Presents a biography of Frederick Douglass from the earlier years of his life through the fight for freedom and equality, and on to his final days.

Frederick Douglass is one of the most admired Americans. After a daring escape from a life of enslavement, he became a famous abolitionist as well as a supporter of women's rights. He also founded a newspaper and forged a friendship with Abraham Lincoln. This valuable biography uses Douglass's own prolific writings-including his three autobiographies!-to describe the key events of his life and the times in which he lived. Historical photographs, sidebars, and fact boxes add even more relevant information about the era, an important period in the elementary social studies curriculum.

An illustrated biography of African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Explores the life and accomplishments of abolitionist and writer, Frederick Douglass.