(BPRW) Douglass Day 2024 8th Annual Transcribe-a-thon Honors Frederick Douglass on February 14, 2024 (Black PR Wire) State College, PA & worldwide — Douglass Day is proud to announce a transcribe-a-thon in honor of the birthday of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895). The transcribe-a-thon will bring together thousands of participants at more than one hundred simultaneous events around the […]
“You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.” ― Frederick Douglass, Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass
This is a Original Edition which was first Published in 1845. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period.
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren’t told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early years—the daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape.
An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
ASIN : B0948LNQ4D
Publisher : Independently published (May 6, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 105 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8749503234
Item Weight : 5.9 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.24 x 9 inches
(BPRW) Black PR Wire’s March Power Profiler: Sandra Douglass Morgan (Black PR Wire) Sandra Douglass Morgan was named President of the Las Vegas Raiders by Owner Mark Davis on July 7, 2022. A Las Vegas native, Morgan has long been a trailblazer and was the first person of color to serve as chair of the Nevada […]
Clint Smith teaches you about one of the most famous writers, orators, and advocates of the 19th century, Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born in slavery, escaped to the North, and became one of the most influential people of his time. Douglass wrote about the experience of slavery in a way that captured the attention of […]
Sandra Douglass Morgan, a soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was named President of the Las Vegas Raiders Thursday, making her the first Black woman team president in NFL history. “I am thrilled that Sandra has agreed to join the Raiders family,” said Raiders owner, Mark Davis who made the announcement on Thursday. “Her […]
Do you know of a student of color who is interested in traveling to Dublin, Ireland for free this summer? The Council On International Educational Exchange (CIEE) has opened up applications for their Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, a fully funded summer study abroad program for students of color. The fellowship, celebrates the 175th anniversary of […]
After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass became a powerful anti-slavery speaker and author, and ultimately became the first African American to be nominated for Vice President. Find out more about his life in this mini biography. #Biography #FrederickDouglass #BlackHistoryMonth Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more […]
Did you know that the first African American head coach in the NFL Fritz Pollard was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? This is a fact! Frederick Douglas Pollard, also known as Fritz was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Fritz Pollard was an African American football player and coach. He was also […]