Frederick Douglass is probably best known for his compelling autobiographies in which he described his experiences as a slave and his escape to freedom.īlight's book also illuminates less-well-known parts of Douglass's long and remarkable life - his break with leading abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, his complicated personal life, his support for and bitter feud with leaders of the women's suffrage movement and his years as a Republican Party functionary when he took patronage jobs in the government.ĭouglass was a passionate writer and powerful orator, and Blight says the most photographed person in the 19th century. The Pulitzer Prize for History was awarded this week to historian David Blight for his book about 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross, who's off this week.
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