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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

byDavid W. Blight

David W. Blight uses Frederick Douglass to investigate prophet of Freedom through a carefully framed biographical portrait. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Frederick Douglass leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Limited

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

912

ISBN

9781416590323