Who Was Frederick Douglass?

Name: Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: April Jones Prince
ISBN: 9780451484390

Author: April Jones Prince

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: John H. Mayer

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 04/05/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical

Synopsis

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 President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze

I love the "Who Was" books and I made it my goal to read as many as my library has :) This book was exceptional! I learned so much about Frederick Douglass. Sadly to say, I didn't know a ton before hand. However, this book was a great way to read about him in a short, easy way! Born into slavery in Ma......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

I like these small glimpses of big people. This book was displayed on top of the shelves at the library, so I checked it out. He taught himself how to read! When he could have taken his family to Europe where color wasn't an issue, he chose instead to stay in America and fight for equality. I am ins......more