03240nam 2200721Ia 450 991082479510332120200520144314.01-136-17522-91-283-60555-497866139180001-136-17523-70-203-08168-410.4324/9780203081686(CKB)2670000000242272(EBL)1024484(OCoLC)811505618(SSID)ssj0000711308(PQKBManifestationID)11444683(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711308(PQKBWorkID)10693525(PQKB)11111275(MiAaPQ)EBC1024484(Au-PeEL)EBL1024484(CaPaEBR)ebr10603651(CaONFJC)MIL391800(OCoLC)812067009(OCoLC)810924692(FINmELB)ELB133744(EXLCZ)99267000000024227220120329d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrederick Douglass reformer and statesman /by L. Diane Barnes1st ed.New York Routledge20121 online resource (241 p.)Routledge Historical AmericansDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-89112-4 0-415-89111-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-221) and index.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; IndexFrederick 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 centRoutledge Historical AmericansAbolitionistsUnited StatesBiographySlavesUnited StatesBiographyAntislavery movementsUnited StatesHistory19th centuryAbolitionistsSlavesAntislavery movementsHistory973.8092BBarnes L. Diane847988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824795103321Frederick Douglass3947556UNINA