Face of Freedom: How the Photos of Frederick Douglass Celebrated Racial Equality

by Emma Carlson Berne

Book Overview

Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, writer, political activist, reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass, who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on behalf of his fellow African-Americans, realized the importance of photography in ending slavery and achieving civil rights. The many portraits of Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756556198
• ISBN13: 9780756556198
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7