Frederick Douglass: Rising Up from Slavery

Frederick Douglass: Rising Up from Slavery

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Frances E. Ruffin

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 128


Frederick Douglass became one of America's greatest champions for human rights and a great civil rights leader. It was said that his life was proof that once black people could read and write about their injustices, they would have the power to end slavery. Frances E. Ruffin explores this inspiring figure and captures the hardships, prejudice and violence Douglass endured along with fascinating illustrations, photographs and engravings showing Douglass' family, abolition meetings, civil war battles, freed blacks getting their first vote, and much more."Sterling Biographies" are packed with information and filled with unique images that include rare documentary photographs, artwork, maps and personal artefacts. Focusing on inventors and innovative thinkers, they present first-person accounts and dramatic events related in an intimate and accessible style.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Frances E. Ruffin

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 128


Frederick Douglass became one of America's greatest champions for human rights and a great civil rights leader. It was said that his life was proof that once black people could read and write about their injustices, they would have the power to end slavery. Frances E. Ruffin explores this inspiring figure and captures the hardships, prejudice and violence Douglass endured along with fascinating illustrations, photographs and engravings showing Douglass' family, abolition meetings, civil war battles, freed blacks getting their first vote, and much more."Sterling Biographies" are packed with information and filled with unique images that include rare documentary photographs, artwork, maps and personal artefacts. Focusing on inventors and innovative thinkers, they present first-person accounts and dramatic events related in an intimate and accessible style.