Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
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Biography

Frederick Douglass
From Biographical Profiles of Some Important 19th Century African Americans
The Frederick Douglass Museum & Cultural Center
Historical photographs chronicling Douglass's life
A Short Frederick Douglass Biography
Frederick Douglass
Biography; Maryland commemorative site
Frederick Douglass
Biography; links
Frederick Douglass
From Spotlight; Afro-American Almanac
Frederick Douglass
Fifth grade student produced biography of Douglass from Shoreline School District.

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Bibliography

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E-Texts

The Modern English Collection
Search by author name. Contents= An Appeal to the Congress for an Impartial Suffrage (1867); The Color Line (1881); My Escape from Slavery (1881); The Future of the Colored Race (1886); The Negro Exodus from the Gulf States; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
Frederick Douglass. July 4th Address (1852)
My Bondage and My Freedom From Project Gutenberg
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass From Wiretap gopher site
Frederick Douglass
Includes My Escape from Slavery; Reconstruction [from Atlantic Monthly]

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Lesson Plans

His Story/Her Story/Your Story
Unit plan by Gail Staggers. Biography Autobiography. U. S. History; Black History Grades 9 - 12. From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans
Perspectives on the Slave Narrative
Lesson plan; includes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
From EDSITEment

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Other Resources

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
From National Park Service. Information on Cedar Hill, Douglass' home from 1877 to 1895
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. Museum Resource Center
See samples of items displayed at the museum
Frederick Douglass House
The Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center
Frederick Douglass Birthplace
Amanda Barker and her father researched the actual site of Douglass' birthplace. They'll tell you about their search and how to find the site.
The Frederick Douglass Papers
Learn about the project at West Virginia University

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Essays & Criticism

Virtual Workshop
Students may be interested in essays written by university students on Douglass. Individual essays are: The Freedom of Frederick Douglass from Slavery Shown through His Autobiographies; Frederick Douglass's Creation of Self

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