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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.
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
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112 pages
- Release Date
26 December 2014
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Summary
From slave to Civil Rights hero, Frederick Douglass helped to change history; his story is a worthy addition to our Who Was…? series.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 Pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780448479118 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0448479117 |
| Author: | April Jones Prince, Robert Squier, Who HQ |
| Publisher: | Grosset and Dunlap |
| Imprint: | Grosset and Dunlap |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 135mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Who Was? |
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April Jones Prince
April Jones Prince is the author of several children’s books, including Who Was Mark Twain?
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