Dilbeck, D. H.,

Frederick Douglass : America's prophet / D. H. Dilbeck. - 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.

A voice crying in the wilderness of Christian slaveholding America -- The seeking slave, 1818-1838 -- God and slavery on the Eastern Shore -- Religious awakenings in Baltimore -- From the valley of shadows to freedom -- The zealous orator, 1839-1852 -- The young abolitionist orator -- Bearing witness in Great Britain -- An antislavery constitution and a righteous violence -- The hopeful prophet, 1853-1895 -- The crisis of the union -- Reconstruction battles over racial and gender equality -- At the dark dawn of Jim Crow -- Unraveling the mysteries of God's providence and progress -- Frederick Douglass is not dead!.

"Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore and became an extraordinary champion of liberty and equality. Throughout his long life, Douglass was also a man of profound religious conviction. ... With an eye toward explaining how Douglass's religious beliefs shaped his influential public career, Dilbeck retells the story of Douglass's life"--

9781469636184 (cloth : alk. paper)

2017026932


Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 --Religion.


African American abolitionists--Biography.
African American orators--United States--Biography.

E449.D75 / D55 2018

973.8092 B