Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitio... (more)

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." (less)

"An acclaimed historian's definitive biography of the most important African-American figure of the 19th century, Freder... (more)

"An acclaimed historian's definitive biography of the most important African-American figure of the 19th century, Frederick Douglass, who was to his century what Martin Luther King, Jr. was to the 20th century"-- (less)