Frank Carlson Library

Examines the life and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, as well as his impact on the civil rights movement.

Frederick Douglass was born a slave and ended up becoming one of the most famous abolitionists of his time. This inspiring biography teaches readers about Douglass' incredible life. Through captivating images and illustrations and engaging sidebars and facts, readers will learn about the Thirteenth Amendment, the Underground Railroad, and the Emancipation Proclamation as well as people that had major impacts on Douglass' freedom and life, such as...

Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States.

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

Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."

A simple biography of a man who dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for African Americans.

A brief biography of the northern slave who after gaining her freedom became the first black woman to give antislavery lectures in the United States.

A brief biography of the man who escaped life as a slave in 1838 and became a great anti-slavery orator and advisor to President Abraham Lincoln.