This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-American thinkers, is an account of the life and career of Frederick Douglass. The biographical account is set within a nation struggling to solve one of the most excruciating social problems that any modern people faced-slavery. This volume encompasses the experiences of Frederick Douglass as a slave and then as a public man, through the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the period of reconstruction.
Douglass's fame as a speaker was secure. His position as the champion of an...
This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-American thinkers, is an account of the life and care...
Seven short stories from one of the most influential African-American authors of the early twentieth century have been edited for modern readers. Changes include standardized spellings and replacement of offensive terms. The bones of the stories are just as he told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendixes, and the author's essay about Southern folklore. The Goophered Grapevine: A conjured slave finds his life closely mirroring the grapevines on his plantation. Poor...
Seven short stories from one of the most influential African-American authors of the early twentieth century have been edited for modern readers. C...
