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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Prophet of Freedom
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
912
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

Discover the life of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who rose to become a powerful orator and a leading voice against slavery in 19th-century America. This biography explores his journey from bondage to becoming a major literary figure and a fierce critic and patriot of the United States. Follow Douglass as he navigates political abolitionism, challenges the status quo, and fights for civil rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeInspiringReflectiveIntellectual
Redemption ArcMentor Figure

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society Biography

About the author

D
David W. Blight

David William Blight (born 1949) is the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.