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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

David W. Blight, 2018

Long read, about 912 pagesPulitzer Prize, 2019.

The definitive life of the man who escaped slavery and changed a nation with words.

Talk about it

  1. How did Douglass use words as a weapon against slavery?
  2. Which turn in his life surprised you, or changed how you saw him?
  3. What would Douglass say to us about the country today?

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