Frederick Douglass: Fighter Against Slavery

by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.

Book Overview

Despite being a slave, Frederick Douglass learned to read and write. At age 21, he escaped from slavery and created a new life for himself as a free man. Intelligent and charismatic, Douglass became the leading voice against slavery in the 1800s. There is no way a nation can call itself free and accept slavery, he said. The McKissacks' lively, easy-to-read text highlights the importance of this internationally known author and orator.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766040984
• ISBN13: 9780766040984
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3