Project Gutenberg 2023-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 550 Washington, Booker T. 1856 1915 Washington, Booker Taliaferro Frederick Douglass $aUnited States :$bGeorge W. Jacobs & company,$c1906,copyright 1907. American crisis biographies Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Frederick Douglass" by Booker T. Washington is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The work details the life story of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and a leading advocate for the rights of African Americans. This biography not only recounts Douglass's struggles and triumphs but also serves as a reflection on the broader context of slavery and racial injustice in America. The opening of this biography introduces Douglass's early life, highlighting the harsh realities of slavery that shaped his journey towards freedom. It outlines his birth in Maryland and the pivotal moments that influenced his understanding of his identity and fate, including his separation from his mother and the cruelty he witnessed. The text emphasizes the formative impact of his grandmother's care and his eventual education through self-learning, igniting his desire for freedom. Douglass's early experiences with kindness and cruelty set the stage for his courageous escape from bondage and foreshadow his pivotal role as a leader in the fight for abolition. Overall, the beginning vividly illustrates the complexity of Douglass's character amid the injustices he faced, laying a strong foundation for his later achievements as an orator and reformer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cu31924083528913 20200608131208washington 1906 US Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 African American abolitionists -- Biography Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 675784 2025-07-27T12:51:43.520941 text/html 641674 2024-10-19T03:13:20 text/html 626625 2025-07-27T12:51:53.795356 application/epub+zip 623001 2025-07-27T12:51:46.068900 application/epub+zip 359648 2025-07-27T12:51:44.600906 application/epub+zip 895751 2025-07-27T12:51:59.371356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857150 2025-07-27T12:51:52.732916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592712 2025-07-27T12:51:42.426948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572767 2024-10-19T03:13:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17133 2025-07-27T12:51:59.544333 application/rdf+xml 9696 2025-07-27T12:51:44.826917 image/jpeg 1714 2025-07-27T12:51:44.713902 image/jpeg 838292 2025-07-27T12:51:43.579955 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia