Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Written by Tonya Bolden
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated and, at times, perplexing person that he was. Statesman, suffragist, writer, and newspaperman, this book focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon.
Tonya Bolden
Tonya Bolden’s books have earned much praise and numerous starred reviews. Her work has been recognized with the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and the Carter G. Woodson Book Award and listed as a CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. She is also the recipient of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC’s Nonfiction Award for her body of work. Her Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was a Coretta Scott King Author Honor book. Visit her website at www.tonyaboldenbooks.com.
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Reviews for Facing Frederick
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Facing Frederick...exposes America’s deep-seated, far-reaching racism, its limited or warped liberalism and its overall hypocrisy that continue to plague us to this day. Bolden illustrates the struggles that Douglass faced during his lifetime and the way in which he combated them in ways that the leader can readily be seen as an honest and articulate crusader of the Black Lives Matter movement of his time. This biography is a great way for readers to get an intimate look at a true American hero.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This gave me a broad overview of Frederick Douglass' life, causes, travels, struggles, and accomplishments. I kind of knew some of the broad strokes, but I learned a lot through this exploration.