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100	1		_aWashington, Booker T., _d1856-1915
245	1	0	_aFrederick Douglass
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aAmerican crisis biographies
500			_aRelease date is 2023-01-02
508			_aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Frederick Douglass" by Booker T. Washington is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The work details the life story of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and a leading advocate for the rights of African Americans. This biography not only recounts Douglass's struggles and triumphs but also serves as a reflection on the broader context of slavery and racial injustice in America. The opening of this biography introduces Douglass's early life, highlighting the harsh realities of slavery that shaped his journey towards freedom. It outlines his birth in Maryland and the pivotal moments that influenced his understanding of his identity and fate, including his separation from his mother and the cruelty he witnessed. The text emphasizes the formative impact of his grandmother's care and his eventual education through self-learning, igniting his desire for freedom. Douglass's early experiences with kindness and cruelty set the stage for his courageous escape from bondage and foreshadow his pivotal role as a leader in the fight for abolition. Overall, the beginning vividly illustrates the complexity of Douglass's character amid the injustices he faced, laying a strong foundation for his later achievements as an orator and reformer. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: George W. Jacobs & company, 1906
653			_aDouglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
653			_aAfrican American abolitionists -- Biography
653			_aAbolitionists -- United States -- Biography
653			_aAntislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
653			_aUnited States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
830		0	_aAmerican crisis biographies
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924083528913
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69692
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