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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785893503321

Autore

Barnes L. Diane

Titolo

Frederick Douglass : reformer and statesman / / L. Diane Barnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-17522-9

1-283-60555-4

9786613918000

1-136-17523-7

0-203-08168-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge Historical Americans

Disciplina

973.8092

B

Soggetti

Abolitionists - United States

Enslaved persons - United States

Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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