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Jacob Lawrence's Freedom Trail
Students read excerpts of autobiographies from Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. After listening to excerpts of an oral reading of Frederick Douglass' book, they discuss the ways African Americans were treated on plantations. ...
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Forward March: Continuing Frederick Douglass' Footsteps
Students view numerous artifacts from the life of Frederick Douglass. Using the objects, they discover the many parts of his life and develop a hypothesis about the significance of the objects in his life. They identify the...
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Lincoln, Douglass, and Black Emergence (Literature and Politics, 1840-1865)
Pupils examine the ideas of Lincoln and Douglass. In groups, they compare and contrast writings from each man and how they formed the nation with their ideas. After watching "Glory", they discuss how people like Lincoln and Douglass...
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Narrative of Frederick Douglass
A brief summary of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
Other
Douglass Archive: What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?
This site from the Douglass Archive provides the complete text with an introduction to the speech and footnotes.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Frederick Douglass
This site from National Public Radio explores the speech and the background of this abolitionist leader. An excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech, 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro', is featured.
This Nation
This nation.com: A Plea for Free Speech in Boston
This site from the Douglass Archive provides the text of Frederick Douglass's speech "A Plea for Free Speech in Boston."
The History Place
The History Place: Frederick Douglass Speech
This site from The History Place provides a brief biography of Douglass and the text to his famous Fourth of July speech. The information is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art: Frederick Douglass
An original daguerreotype of abolitionist Frederick Douglass with a brief history of the former slave.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Frederick Douglass
An activist for human rights, Fredrick Douglass is featured in this brief biography. Check out his story.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Frederick Douglass
This site contains information about the biography of Frederick Douglass a slave who taught himself to read and then became a leader in fighting for the civil rights of African-Americans and women.
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Frederick Douglass
This site from The History Place provides a brief biography of Douglass and the text to his famous Fourth of July speech. The information is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
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Frederick Douglass
Excerpts from the narrative of Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery in 1838. Includes photographs and references. Provided by EyeWitness to History.
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Frederick Douglass
The Literature Network provides the text to two of Frederick Douglass's (1818-1895 CE) non-fictional works, along with the text to three of his essays.
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Iu School of Liberal Arts: The Frederick Douglass Papers
A comprehensive site with information on Douglass' life, genealogy, and copies of many of his papers.
Curated OER
Iu School of Liberal Arts: The Frederick Douglass Papers
A comprehensive site with information on Douglass' life, genealogy, and copies of many of his papers.