Frederick Douglass
Self-Made Man
Published on 6. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-944424-85-5 (ISBN)
Description
Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass rose to become one of the nation's foremost intellectuals—a statesman, author, lecturer, and scholar who helped lead the fight against slavery and racial oppression. Unlike other leading abolitionists, however, Douglass embraced the U.S. Constitution, insisting that it was an essentially anti-slavery document and that its guarantees for individual rights belonged to all Americans, of whatever race.
Douglass spoke in his most popular lecture, “Self-Made Men,” of people who rise through their own effort and devotion rather than circumstances of privilege. “If they have traveled far, they have made the road on which they have travelled. If they have ascended high, they have built their own ladder.” In this fast-paced biography, lawyer and author Timothy Sandefur examines the life and ideas of the nation's foremost “self-made man”—from his horrific experiences in slavery and his heroic escape to his eloquent demands for equal treatment by the federal government and his later career as statesman and intellectual. Throughout it all Douglass was guided by his belief in the sanctity of the individual.
“There is no Negro problem,” Douglass insisted. “The problem is whether the American people have honesty enough, loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own Constitution.” Led by his dream of an America where all people would be free to make the most of themselves without hindrance, Douglass ultimately transformed the United States.
As the nation pauses to remember Douglass on his bicentennial, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man gives us an insightful glimpse into the mind of one of America's greatest thinkers.
Douglass spoke in his most popular lecture, “Self-Made Men,” of people who rise through their own effort and devotion rather than circumstances of privilege. “If they have traveled far, they have made the road on which they have travelled. If they have ascended high, they have built their own ladder.” In this fast-paced biography, lawyer and author Timothy Sandefur examines the life and ideas of the nation's foremost “self-made man”—from his horrific experiences in slavery and his heroic escape to his eloquent demands for equal treatment by the federal government and his later career as statesman and intellectual. Throughout it all Douglass was guided by his belief in the sanctity of the individual.
“There is no Negro problem,” Douglass insisted. “The problem is whether the American people have honesty enough, loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own Constitution.” Led by his dream of an America where all people would be free to make the most of themselves without hindrance, Douglass ultimately transformed the United States.
As the nation pauses to remember Douglass on his bicentennial, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man gives us an insightful glimpse into the mind of one of America's greatest thinkers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
183 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944424-85-5 (9781944424855)
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By Timothy Sandefur
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1Early Years: 1818-1826
Chapter 2 Baltimore: 1826-1835
Chapter 3 The Escape: 1835-1839
Chapter 4 Entering The Antislavery Cause: 1839-1845
Chapter 5 Great Britain And Conversion: 1845-1852
Chapter 6 The War: 1852-1865
Chapter 7 Reconstruction: 1865-1876
Chapter 8 The Fraud: 1876-1884
Chapter 9 - Abroad: 1884-1895
Chapter 10 – Legacy
Notes
Chapter 1Early Years: 1818-1826
Chapter 2 Baltimore: 1826-1835
Chapter 3 The Escape: 1835-1839
Chapter 4 Entering The Antislavery Cause: 1839-1845
Chapter 5 Great Britain And Conversion: 1845-1852
Chapter 6 The War: 1852-1865
Chapter 7 Reconstruction: 1865-1876
Chapter 8 The Fraud: 1876-1884
Chapter 9 - Abroad: 1884-1895
Chapter 10 – Legacy
Notes