From enslavement to freedom: Douglass’s early life American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s.

Frederick Douglass, author, orator, editor, ... He felt “a free state around me, and a free earth under my feet,” wrote Douglass. “What a moment was this for me!

To counter skeptics who doubted he had been enslaved, Douglass wrote the first of three autobiographies in 1845. To learn more about this author, listen to our companion podcast Image Gallery ...

It's also a period in which he wrote some of his greatest works, ... DAVIES: Historian David Blight recorded in 2018 his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Frederick Douglass: ...

He had just published “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” an instant best seller that, along with his powerful oratory, had made him a celebrity in the growing abolition movement.

All weekend, he flipped the pages of the reservations book to show how full it was and apologized to the folks trying to get into Cedar Hill, the Washington home of Frederick Douglass. “Sorry ...

The abolitionist Frederick Douglass was an emancipated slave with no formal education. Most certainly, he never went to college; however, it would seem that college came to him, honoring his ...

In his lifetime, Douglass wrote 1,200 pages of autobiography, edited newspapers for nearly two decades, and wrote thousands of speeches. “Words are core to the story of [Douglass] because he left us ...

Along with the Frederick Douglass exhibit is a selection of books about the man. “He was a great American, who was brave and selfless,” library Executive Director Tiffany Verzani said.

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