Face of Freedom
How the Photos of Frederick Douglass Celebrated Racial Equality
Kids, People and Places, Non-Fiction, USA, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Social Issues, History
| Author: | Emma Carlson-Berne | ISBN: | 9780756556846 |
| Publisher: | Capstone | Publication: | August 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Compass Point Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Emma Carlson-Berne |
| ISBN: | 9780756556846 |
| Publisher: | Capstone |
| Publication: | August 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Compass Point Books |
| Language: | English |
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 like.
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 like.
