Loc: American Memory: The Frederick Douglass Papers

Foster reader confidence when encountering complex text and reinforce the skills readers have acquired to build and extend their understanding of text. The plan uses a section of Douglass’ narrative as an exemplar text. Directions for...

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the focus of three activities designed for readers of the autobiography.  First, class members deconstruct the title to understand Douglass's purpose in writing. Next, scholars...

 The narrative works of Frederick Douglass engage learners in the topic of slavery. They will experience American history in a new way, a Douglass expresses his thoughts in his own words. Pupils then interpret this literary...

This article provides extensive excerpts from "The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass." This is a lot of information about the great abolitionist and orator written by himself.

This is a video lecture on Frederick Douglass and his biography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It features discussions of Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative as well as John Locke's Second Treatises of Government (1690);...

This concise biography presents author/journalist Frederick Douglass, who was groundbreaking in his slave narratives and establishing "The North Star" abolitionist periodical in mid-nineteenth-century America. See "Frederick Douglass...

In this literature learning exercise, learners respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at...

In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

This lesson focuses on Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who lectured for the Anti-Slavery Society and wrote of his experiences in his three autobiographies. It includes a PDF of "The Battle with Mr. Covey" from The Narrative of the...

This virtual museum exhibit from National Park Service focuses on Frederick Douglass. It offers a biography of Frederick Douglass, lesson plans, an image gallery, and a virtual tour of his home.