Frederick Douglass a noble life

When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his...

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Main Author: Adler, David A.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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520 |a When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his ascent from slavery. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132) and index. 
505 0 |a "I sobbed myself to sleep" -- "Many children but no family" -- "Why am I a slave?" -- "The turning point" -- "You rascal" -- New Bedford: "I had no master" -- The lecture circuit : "I can tell you what I have seen" -- "From house to house, and from heart to heart -- "What, to an American slave, is your 4th of July?" -- Foreshadowed a conflict on a larger scale -- "To arms!" -- "A sacred effort" -- "Young in liberty and old in slavery" -- The African-American : "like a man in a morass" -- "From first to last : a noble life" -- Important dates in the life of Frederick Douglass. 
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