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Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

Story of Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery to become a leader in the abolitionist movement.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early nineteenth century.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Frederick Douglass, including his childhood, life as a slave, escape to freedom, founding of a newspaper, public speaking, and public service.

A shortened version of Douglass' autobiography describing the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman.

Examines Abraham Lincoln's attitudes toward slavery, focusing on his years as president when he worked on the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves, and on record: discussing his belief that the spread of slavery would destroy democracy.

A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.

A simple biography of a man who dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for African-Americans.

Contains a biography of Frederick Douglass, the former slave turned abolitionist and author of an antislavery newspaper, and includes information on Douglass, from his childhood, to his struggles as a slave, to his leading the first all-black volunteer army in the Civil War.

Looks at the early life of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and describes his early life as a slave, his work as a civil rights leader, and his meetings with President Lincoln.

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, denied an education, and expected to work like a beast of the fields until the day he died.

Autobiography of Fredrick Douglass, from slave to statesman.

Contains nineteen essays that examine Frederick Douglass's early life as a slave, his role in the abolitionist movement, his work as a civil rights leader, and his legacy.

Follows the childhood years of Frederick Douglass, a slave determined to lead his people to freedom.