Bibliograph

Face of freedom, how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality

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Face of freedom, how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Face of freedom

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Captured history

Sub title

how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

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How the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality

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