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Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the life of Frederick Douglass, including his childhood in slavery, his escape to freedom, and how he became one of the most famous abolitionists, speakers, and writers in America"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Here is the remarkable true story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, as told by acclaimed author Ann Turner and award-winning illustrator James Ransome. An iconic figure of the abolitionist and women's rights movements, Sojourner Truth famously spoke out for equal rights roughly one hundred years before the civil rights movement. My Name Is Truth includes a detailed historical note,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born into slavery, Douglass became an eloquent spokesperson for both black's and women's rights. During and after the Civil War, Douglass became a confidant of presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Douglass also argued for African Americans to be allowed to join the Union army in the fight for their own freedom.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
vii, 200 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
Coretta Scott King Honor winner Bolden sheds light on new research and interpretations of one of America's most influential African Americans. She focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon. In chronicling his shortcomings and the low points in his life as well as his victories, Bolden creates a portrait of this relentless warrior as a speaker, a once-enslaved abolitionist, but most importantly, as a human being.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his ascent from slavery.
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