Title
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
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Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
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9780448479118
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
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Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
Description
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
ISBN
9780448479118
Publisher
Publication Date
December 26, 2014
Binding
Paperback
Item Condition
New
Illustrator
Robert Squier
Language
English
Ages
08-11
Pages
112
Series
Who Was?
Series Number
Array
Keywords
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists; Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical; Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
