First published 2017
Frederick Douglass, the towering abolitionist, brings his fiery oratory to the stages of Brooklyn. From the Brooklyn Academy of Music to Plymouth Church, his speeches galvanize the city's anti-slavery activists, challenging the moral complacency of the North. Douglass reckons with the politics of the Civil War, the legacy of John Brown, and his personal relationships with Lincoln and other leaders. Through it all, his voice rings out, a clarion call to end the sin of slavery once and for all.
Genres: biography, american-civil-war, american-fiction, american, african-american, biography-memoir, 19th-century, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figure, social-commentary
Period: 19th Century
224 pages · Paperback · Akashic Books