This book is a short account of the life of Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave, but eventually escaped slavery. Douglass was taught to read by one of his slave owners, which gave him an advantage. He advocated for freedom to all slaves. Eventually he was even able to travel abroad and continue his work in Europe. There he was gifted money to legally free himself from his owners. He later returned to the United States where he accomplished many things. He started his own newspaper written only by African Americans. He recruited African Americans to help fight in the civil war, and later even became the first African American to hold high positions in government. His life was dedicated to advocacy for change to fight for equal rights for all. This biography was very informative, and I learned a lot about Douglass and his contributions to society from it. ( )