Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man

Published in commemoration of the bicentennial of his birth, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man takes a fresh look at the the remarkable life of one of the foremost thinkers in American history, his ideas, and his enduring principles of liberty and freedom.

Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass rose to become a preeminent American intellectual and activist who, as statesman, author, lecturer, and scholar, helped lead the fight against slavery and racial oppression. Unlike many other ...