By Anne E. Schraff
Regardless of being a slave, Douglass discovered to learn and write. At age 21, he escaped from slavery and solid a brand new existence for himself as a loose guy. clever and charismatic, Douglass turned the major voice opposed to slavery within the 1800s. "There isn't any approach a kingdom can name itself loose and settle for slavery," stated Frederick Douglass. Middle-grade readers and up will reply to Anne Schraff's clean, energetic retelling of Douglass's tale.
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