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The historian's narrative of Frederick Douglass : reading Douglass's autobiography as social and cultural history / edited by Robert Felgar.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Historian's annotated classicsPublisher: Santa Barbara, California ; Denver Colorado : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (xx, 143 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781440843105
  • 1440843104
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historian's Narrative of Frederick Douglass: Reading Douglass's Autobiography As Social and Cultural History.DDC classification:
  • 973.7114092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E449.D75 H57 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Frederick Douglass: slave and free -- Slavery in the land of freedom -- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
Summary: Frederick Douglass was a slave, then a free man. He was an abolitionist, a writer, and an orator who became a great social reformer and statesman. Perhaps even more important, he served as a powerful counter-example to white Americans who believed black people could not be their equals. Douglass dedicated his life to the pursuit of freedom and equality for not just African Americans, but for all people, of all races, male and female. The Historian's Narrative of Frederick Douglass: Reading Douglass's Autobiography as Social and Cultural History covers the first decades of Frederick Douglass's life, from his childhood through his escape from slavery in 1838 and his early years as a fiery abolitionist speaker in the North. The book provides readers with the necessary biographical and historical context to better understand and fully appreciate the Douglass's classic memoir. Readers will learn about slavery, the abolitionist movement, efforts of resistance to slavery and escape from it, and the great importance of literacy in combating slavery. The book is written in accessible language that will engage high school and college students as well as general readers, but deals with challenging and provocative concepts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frederick Douglass: slave and free -- Slavery in the land of freedom -- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

Frederick Douglass was a slave, then a free man. He was an abolitionist, a writer, and an orator who became a great social reformer and statesman. Perhaps even more important, he served as a powerful counter-example to white Americans who believed black people could not be their equals. Douglass dedicated his life to the pursuit of freedom and equality for not just African Americans, but for all people, of all races, male and female. The Historian's Narrative of Frederick Douglass: Reading Douglass's Autobiography as Social and Cultural History covers the first decades of Frederick Douglass's life, from his childhood through his escape from slavery in 1838 and his early years as a fiery abolitionist speaker in the North. The book provides readers with the necessary biographical and historical context to better understand and fully appreciate the Douglass's classic memoir. Readers will learn about slavery, the abolitionist movement, efforts of resistance to slavery and escape from it, and the great importance of literacy in combating slavery. The book is written in accessible language that will engage high school and college students as well as general readers, but deals with challenging and provocative concepts.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2021).

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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