Frederick Douglass fights for freedom

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early 19th century.

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Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439792541

Collation

57 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

A Scholastic Chapter Book Biography

Call Number

923 SQU

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