Douglass-a self-emancipated slave, orator, writer, newspaper editor and owner, abolitionist, desegregationist, women’s rights advocate, Underground railroad conductor, civil servant, and diplomat-believed that slavery and racism constituted “twin-monsters of darkness.” He fought against both, encouraging his audience to invest in durable assets such as education and skills, in order to improve their world. Adopting a conversational tone, Bolden ( Crossing Ebenezer Creek) recounts the “legend’s life” of “the de facto president of black America,” Frederick Douglass, né Bailey (1818–1895).
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