Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780448479118 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication date: | 12/26/2014 |
| Series: | Who Was? Series |
| Pages: | 112 |
| Sales rank: | 38,115 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.40(d) |
| Lexile: | 850L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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