Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105)
Contents
Who was Frederick Douglass? -- A young slave -- Baltimore -- Becoming a man -- Escape! -- Life in the North -- The North Star -- War between the states -- Marshal Douglass -- Timelines.
Summary
Presents the life of the man who escaped slavery in Maryland to become a speaker and writer for abolition and the rights of African Americans and women, focusing on his childhood and youth as a slave.