There Was Once a Slave
Born into chains. Driven by truth. Destined for freedom. Before he was a legend, he was a boy—enslaved, beaten, denied the right to read, and told he was nothing. But Frederick Douglass refused to be broken. Armed only with fierce intelligence, relentless courage, and the fire of justice burning in his heart, he taught himself to read and write in secret—igniting a revolution that would change not just his life, but the soul of a nation. There Was Once a Slave... brings to life the astonishing journey of Frederick Douglass, from the brutal fields of Maryland to the thundering podiums of abolitionist rallies. It is a story of struggle and triumph, of words used as weapons, and of a man who rose from slavery to become a voice for liberty, dignity, and human rights. A gripping, inspiring portrait of one of history’s greatest self-made heroes. His fight was for freedom—not just his own, but for all.
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There Was Once a Slave
Born into chains. Driven by truth. Destined for freedom. Before he was a legend, he was a boy—enslaved, beaten, denied the right to read, and told he was nothing. But Frederick Douglass refused to be broken. Armed only with fierce intelligence, relentless courage, and the fire of justice burning in his heart, he taught himself to read and write in secret—igniting a revolution that would change not just his life, but the soul of a nation. There Was Once a Slave... brings to life the astonishing journey of Frederick Douglass, from the brutal fields of Maryland to the thundering podiums of abolitionist rallies. It is a story of struggle and triumph, of words used as weapons, and of a man who rose from slavery to become a voice for liberty, dignity, and human rights. A gripping, inspiring portrait of one of history’s greatest self-made heroes. His fight was for freedom—not just his own, but for all.
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There Was Once a Slave

There Was Once a Slave

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There Was Once a Slave

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Overview

Born into chains. Driven by truth. Destined for freedom. Before he was a legend, he was a boy—enslaved, beaten, denied the right to read, and told he was nothing. But Frederick Douglass refused to be broken. Armed only with fierce intelligence, relentless courage, and the fire of justice burning in his heart, he taught himself to read and write in secret—igniting a revolution that would change not just his life, but the soul of a nation. There Was Once a Slave... brings to life the astonishing journey of Frederick Douglass, from the brutal fields of Maryland to the thundering podiums of abolitionist rallies. It is a story of struggle and triumph, of words used as weapons, and of a man who rose from slavery to become a voice for liberty, dignity, and human rights. A gripping, inspiring portrait of one of history’s greatest self-made heroes. His fight was for freedom—not just his own, but for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781649742520
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Publication date: 09/09/2025
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 446
File size: 1 MB
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