The list of Frederick Douglass’s accomplishments is astonishing—respected orator, famous writer, abolitionist, civil rights leader, presidential appointee—and even more so when you consider ...

NEW HAVEN — It’s a good year to think about Frederick Douglass ... The new biography especially expands our knowledge of the last third of Douglass’ life through Blight’s study of a ...

Frederick Douglass ... amongst many other accomplishments. “He's a founding father of the American conscious.” Wright said of Douglass on Making. “That’s how I view him.” ...

I'm USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll, and this is The Backstory, insights into our biggest stories of ... the immense work and legacy of Frederick Douglass at our morning news meeting ...

In 2018, Blight published a biography on the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, entitled, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.” Blight tells a remarkable story. His biography deserved and ...

David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.

Frederick Douglass continues to ... Blight succeeds in painting a portrait of Douglass that explains his monumental public achievements as well and his personal charms and shortcomings.

In an age where popular entertainment and mass communication were limited, Frederick Douglass was arguably America’s biggest celebrity ... Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Frederick ...

“Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody ... “Like the President, we use the present tense when referencing Douglass’s accomplishments because his spirit and legacy are still very ...

David Blight has written the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass. With extraordinary detail he illuminates the complexities of Douglass’s life and career and paints a powerful ...