Frederick Douglass

Broschiertes Buch

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Beschreibung

Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him. What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an ex slave and the cruelty of the slave system. Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition. The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.

Autor

Frederick Douglass (c. 1817-1895) was the son of an enslaved African American mother and a white father. As a young boy he defied the law by learning to read and write. He credits his literacy as the key to freedom. He became an outspoken abolitionist lecturer, advocate for women's rights, and enormously influential author of hundreds of books, essays, and speeches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9781438528205
• ISBN-10: 1438528205
• Artikelnr.: 28159532