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Who Was Frederick Douglass?

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Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom—and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

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Series: Who Was? Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 6, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780698187245
  • Release date: January 6, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780698187245
  • File size: 43332 KB
  • Release date: January 6, 2015

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.7
Lexile® Measure:850
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom—and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

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