Frederick Douglass

A bold, moving portrait of a towering figure in American history, and an astonishing story of courage and endurance, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History. Over his long life (1818–98), Frederick Douglass was one of the most influential Americans—perhaps second only to Abraham Lincoln. He was an escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of his era. In later life he became a statesman; Ulysses Grant gave him a government job.