Facing Frederick : the life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was. Statesman, suffragist, writer, and newspaperman, this book focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon.

• A Note on Early Photography p. vi
• 1 A Soul to Aspire p. 1
• 2 One the World Over p. 16
• 3 Ships upon a Stormy Sea p. 37
• 4 The Voice of Inspiration p. 53
• 5 No Time for US to Leave the Country p. 66
• 6 We Are All Liberated p. 93
• 7 A New World p. 111
• 8 Promises in Your Constitution p. 127
• 9 Leaf from a Living Tree p. 152
• Author's Note p. 170
• "Frederick Douglass" p. 174 Robert Hayden
• Time Line p. 174
• Notes p. 181
• Selected Sources p. 193
• Acknowledgments p. 195
• Image Credits p. 196
• Index p. 198