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Frederick Douglass : reformer and statesman / by L. Diane Barnes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnes, L. Diane.
- Series:
- Routledge Historical Americans
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
- Douglass, Frederick.
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Study and teaching.
- Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
- Abolitionists.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland, in February, 1818. From these humble beginnings, Douglass went on to become a world-famous orator, newspaper editor, and champion of the rights of women and African Americans. He was the most prominent African American activist of the 19th century. He remains important in American history because he moved beyond relief at his own personal freedom to dedicating his life to the progress of his race and his country. This volume offers a short biographical exploration of Douglass' life in the broader context of the 19th cent
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction Frederick Douglass in American History and American Memory; PART I Frederick Douglass; Chapter 1 Twenty Years in Bondage; Chapter 2 Building a Free Life; Chapter 3 The Lecturing Field; Chapter 4 The World of Transatlantic Reform; Chapter 5 Becoming His Own Man; Chapter 6 The Tumultuous Years; Chapter 7 Disunion Realized: The Nation's Best Hope to End Slavery; Chapter 8 Toward a New National Era; Chapter 9 Aging Reformer and Statesman; PART II Documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-221) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-17522-9
- 1-283-60555-4
- 9786613918000
- 1-136-17523-7
- 0-203-08168-4
- 9780203081686
- OCLC:
- 811505618
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