Frederick Douglass and the Fight for Freedom (Makers of America) - Hardcover

Miller, Douglas

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9780816016174: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for Freedom (Makers of America)

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ISBN 10: 0816016178 ISBN 13: 9780816016174

Publisher: Facts on File, 1988

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A biographical profile of the noted abolitionist traces his life and historical impact, detaling his birth into slavery and harsh upbringing, his subsequent escape, and his emergence as a leader

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Grade 8 Up Miller weaves into Douglass' life story some of the issues and controversies of his day and balances his unquestioned achievements with his limitations. He describes Douglass' achievements but notes that after the Civil War, Douglass' influence on reform movements declined, and his position as chief spokesman for the black people was jeopardized by his desire for political position and his pursuit of status in the nation's capital. This biography is clearly organized and provides a fast-paced narrative which, in addition to being an excellent study of Douglass, presents the issues of south vs. north, slave owners vs. abolitionists, whites vs. blacks. The book reflects current scholarship in its assessment of Lincoln's opinions about slavery, in the descriptions of racial discrimination in the north, and in the account of the various abolitionist factions. Some of the author's source material is described in the extensive bibliography at the end of the book. Miller's readable and reliable life of Frederick Douglass is a fine example of biographical writing. Shirley Wilton, Ocean County Col . , Toms River, N.J.
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