Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Written by Tonya Bolden
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
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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 is a critically acclaimed award-winning author/co-author/editor of more than two dozen books for young people. They include Finding Family which received two starred reviews and was a Kirkus Reviewsand Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year; Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl, a Coretta Scott King honor book and James Madison Book Award winner; MLK: Journey of a King, winner of a National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children; Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, and winner of the NCSS Carter G. Woodson Middle Level Book Award. Tonya also received the Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC's Nonfiction Award. A Princeton University magna cum laude baccalaureate with a master's degree from Columbia University, Tonya lives in New York City. 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.