Bibliograph

Face of freedom, how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality, by Emma Carlson Berne

Type

Label

Face of freedom, how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality, by Emma Carlson Berne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1040L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

010-012

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Face of freedom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

986523653

resource.readingGradeLevel

4-6

Responsibility statement

by Emma Carlson Berne

Series statement

Captured history

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 7.2, 2, 2, 189642

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

Table Of Contents

Picturing the true person -- Slavery to freedom -- Portraits promote abolition -- Lasting symbol of freedom and resistance -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

How the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality

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