Abolitionist and memoirist
Frederick Douglass
After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass became an abolitionist lecturer, editor, and writer. His autobiographies describe both the pursuit of literacy and his development as a public figure.
On the shelves
Books in the collection
Memoir
My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass
Douglass revisits the details of his enslavement and expands on his life in the abolitionist movement.
Memoir
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Douglass describes enslavement, his pursuit of literacy, and his emergence as an abolitionist.
From the Lyric
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Reading notes / 01
Black Hamlets of the Bluegrass
Freedom, land, and the work of building communities in and beyond Kentucky.
Read Black Hamlets of the BluegrassReading notes / 02
Classrooms of Change
Schools, teachers, and families who insisted on the right to learn.
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Freedom and the right to read
For teachers and students studying emancipation, literacy, and education.
Read Freedom and the right to read