Face of Freedom: How the Photos of Frederick Douglass Celebrated Racial Equality

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Just the Series: Captured History

Annotation: Presents the life and times of Frederick Douglass and how his use of the new medium of photography helped to show the world what freedom and dignity looked like, and discusses its importance in the ending of slavery and achieving civil rights.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #144075

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Compass Point

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 08/01/17

Pages: 64 pages

ISBN: 0-7565-5617-1

ISBN 13: 978-0-7565-5617-4

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2017014466

Dimensions: 27 cm.

Subject Heading:
Douglass, Frederick,. 1818-1895. Juvenile literature.
Douglass, Frederick,. 1818-1895.
Abolitionists. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African American abolitionists. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Slaves. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Portrait photography. United States. Social aspects. Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists.
African American abolitionists.
Slaves.
Portrait photography. United States. Social aspects.
United States. Race relations. Juvenile literature.
United States. Race relations.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

This excellent series examines the history and context of a photo or series of photos and its impact on culture. Berne looks at how Frederick Douglass's daguerreotype portrait helped counteract racist portrayals of African Americans. A biography of Douglass works together with background on the abolitionist movement and the history of photography in the thoughtful, engaging text. Timeline, reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

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Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64) and index.

Word Count: 9,012

Reading Level: 7.2

Interest Level: 5-9

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 189642 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:9.3 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q75672

Lexile: 1040L

Guided Reading Level: Z

Fountas & Pinnell: Z

Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, writer, political activist, reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass, who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on behalf of his fellow African-Americans, realized the importance of photography in ending slavery and achieving civil rights. The many portraits of Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like.

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