The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass ( Frederick Douglass - DLM)

Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery around 1818, is best known for his role in bringing the harsh realities of slavery to the attention of white Americans. After escaping from slavery himself, Frederick Douglas also became a living proof of the falsehood of common claims (in that day) that black Americans were intellectually inferior to whites. His early life story of struggle for individual escape from slavery, attempts to educate himself and take an active political role on the slavery question rightly thrilled audiences in the United States and Europe. A personal acquaintance of Harriet Beecher Stowe and abolitionist John Brown, Douglass was instrumental in calling for the creation of the famous Massachusetts 54th Regiment. The result was 200,000 black soldiers and sailors fighting, undeterred by the "penalty of death" from the rebels. "The Life and Times of Frederick Douglas" is his story, the story of an American abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author,