![]() ![]() ![]() There has not been a major biography of Douglass in a quarter century. Douglass was not only an astonishing man of words, but a thinker steeped in Biblical story and theology. Blight tells the story of Douglass’s two marriages and his complex extended family. In the biography, Professor Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historians have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass’s newspapers. Titled Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, Blight’s book was lauded for being “a breathtaking history that demonstrates the scope of Frederick Douglass’ influence through deep research on his writings, his intellectual evolution and his relationships.” (Watch Blight’s interview about his book) Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition was awarded a 2019 Pulitzer Prize in the history category for his new biography on Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker. ![]()
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