Bibliograph

Who was Frederick Douglass?, by April Jones Prince ; illustrated by Robert Squier

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Who was Frederick Douglass?, by April Jones Prince ; illustrated by Robert Squier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who was Frederick Douglass?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by April Jones Prince ; illustrated by Robert Squier

Series statement

Who was-- ?

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

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