Traces Frederick Douglass's journey from slavery to international renown as writer and lecturer.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

A simple biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.

Born a slave, young Frederick Douglass endures many years of cruelty before escaping to the North to claim his freedom.

"Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history"--Container.

Describes the life of the celebrated abolitionist, writer, and orator, chronicling his achievements and the challenges he faced along the way.

The most famous of the 3 autobiographies of Frederick Douglass, the slave who became an impassioned abolitionist.

"Words Set Me Free is the inspiring story of young Frederick Douglass's path to freedom through reading"--