Project Gutenberg 2025-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 179 Du Bois, Shirley Graham 1896 1977 Bois, Shirley Graham Du DuBois, Shirley Graham Graham, Shirley McCanns, Shirley Graham 47002086 There was once a slave ... : $b The heroic story of Frederick Douglass $aUnited States :$bJulian Messner, Inc., $c1947. Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "There Was Once a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass" by Shirley Graham is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book recounts the life of Frederick Douglass, a prominent abolitionist, orator, and writer who escaped from slavery and became a leading figure in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. The narrative delves into Douglass’s harrowing experiences as a slave and his pursuit of freedom. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Frederick Douglass as he reflects on his early life and painful memories of slavery. His narrative begins in the swamps of Chesapeake Bay, detailing his initial understanding of his status as a slave and the chaotic environment around him. It describes his childhood marked by separation from his mother and the brutal realities of being raised like cattle for labor. As he comes of age, Douglass's desire for knowledge ignites a profound yearning for freedom. This opening sets the stage for an exploration of his struggles and resilience as he confronts the oppressive forces of slavery, culminating in his quest for liberation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012843937 20240125095019graham 1947 US Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 773984 2025-06-29T14:29:46.830315 text/html 747807 2025-01-28T22:56:47 text/html 521584 2025-06-29T14:29:57.061286 application/epub+zip 519883 2025-06-29T14:29:48.542316 application/epub+zip 471926 2025-06-29T14:29:47.642281 application/epub+zip 1132218 2025-06-29T14:30:03.175219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1090073 2025-06-29T14:29:56.042282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712192 2025-06-29T14:29:44.760366 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 692235 2025-01-28T22:56:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15656 2025-06-29T14:30:03.415254 application/rdf+xml 28030 2025-06-29T14:29:47.855280 image/jpeg 4376 2025-06-29T14:29:47.747294 image/jpeg 606278 2025-06-29T14:29:46.892310 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