Frederick Douglass

by Booker T. Washington

20 chapters9h 50mEnglish1906

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An account of the life of Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery to become one of the most important and influential abolitionists, authors, public speakers, and statesmen of his time. The author, Booker T. Washington, was also born into slavery. He became a renowned educator, advisor to several presidents, and author of a number of important works including Up From Slavery. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi

Chapters (20)

1Ch. 1: Frederick Douglass, The Slave

1741

2Ch. 2: Back to Plantation-Life

2092

3Ch. 3: Escape From Slavery: Learning the Ways of Freedom

1450

4Ch. 4 Beginning of His Public Career

1437

5Ch. 5 Slavery and Anti-Slavery

1684

6Ch. 6 Seeks Refuge in Englsnd

1878

7Ch. 7 Home Again as a Freeman - New Problems and New Triumphs

2410

8Ch. 8 Free Colored People and Colonization

1750

9Ch. 9 The Underground Railway and the Fugitive Slave Law

1791

10Ch. 10 Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown

2203

11Ch. 11 Forebodings of the Crisis

2384

12Ch. 12 Douglass's Service in the Civil War, pt. 1

1738

13Ch. 12 Douglass's Service in the Civil War, pt. 2

1276

14Ch. 13 Early Problems of Freedom, pt. 1

1602

15Ch. 13 Early Problems of Freedom, pt. 2

1428

16Ch. 14 Sharing the Responsibilities and Honors of Freedom, pt.1

1555

17Ch. 14 Sharing the Responsibilities and Honors of Freedom, pt. 2

1466

18Ch. 15 Further Evidences of Popular Esteem, with Glimpses into the Past, pt.1

1913

19Ch. 15 Further Evidences of Popular Esteem, with Glimpses into the Past, pt.2

1666

20Ch. 16 Final Honors to the Living and Tributes to the Dead

1966

Frederick Douglass

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