Biography: Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Biography: Frederick Douglass

1920

Biography

The DPLA features a 1920 biography, written by W. E. B. DuBois, that provides a medium-length account of the life of Frederick Douglass--a formerly enslaved African American, who became known for his prominent role in the abolitionist movement as well as for his speeches and writing against the institution of slavery. Themes include: his life as an enslaved individual, the turning point in his career as an abolitionist, and what is most remembered about him.

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DPLA (Contributor: University of Massachusetts)

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