douglass, frederick

Frederick Douglass tells the story of his life--from slave to freedom.

A selection of Frederick Douglass's speeches and writings on the topics of slavery, injustice, inequality, and racism.

Chronicles the life of Frederick Douglass, discussing his years as a slave, escape to freedom, acclaim as a famous orator, journalist, and presidential advisor, work as an abolitionist, and other related topics.

Contains a biography of Frederick Douglass, the former slave turned abolitionist and author of an antislavery newspaper, and includes information on Douglass, from his childhood, to his struggles as a slave, to his leading the first all-black volunteer army in the Civil War.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Story of the young slave who taught himself to read and write, escaped North to freedom, and later became one of the most important black leaders.

Describes the unusual friendship that existed between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War years.

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.

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.

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