"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'"--Dust jacket
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Activism
Settings: Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Northern America, United States of America, Washington D.C.
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary