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About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. His three autobiographies are considered important works of the slave narrative tradition as well as classics of American autobiography. Douglass’ work as a reformer ranged from his abolitionist activities in the early 1840s to his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s. For 16 years he edited an influential black newspaper and achieved international fame as an inspiring and persuasive speaker and writer. In thousands of speeches and editorials, he levied a powerful indictment against slavery and racism, provided an indomitable voice of hope for his people, embraced antislavery politics and preached his own brand of American ideals.
An abolitionist, writer and orator Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the nineteenth century. (Read more)
Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895 (Africans in America. Resource Bank)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself (.pdf)
The Esther Cooper Jackson Book Collection 