The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom

By David F. Walker, Damon Smyth

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Comics & Graphic Novels

This graphic biography by writer David F. Walker, illustrated by Damon Smyth, tells the life of Frederick Douglass in comic form. It follows Douglass from his childhood in slavery in Maryland, through his escape to freedom and his work as an abolitionist, writer, orator and statesman. Drawing on Douglass's own autobiographies, the book brings his remarkable life and struggle for freedom and equality to a new generation of readers.

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• Shane Parrish: “This is a graphic novel that explores the incredible life of Frederick Douglas — his life as a young slave, his forbidden education, his eventual escape, and his influence throughout the civil war”