Black History Classics Published by SeaWolf Press From riveting biographies of captive slaves to descriptions of an African-American explorer reaching the North Pole, this collection spans almost a century of writing. It starts with Slave Life in Georgia, published in 1855 and Incidents of a Slave Girl from 1861, and continues through the coverage of the Chicago Race Riots in 1919 and Matthew Henson's achievement at the North Pole in 1909. W. E. B. DuBois Classics William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Before that, Du Bois had risen to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists that wanted equal rights for blacks. The Negro is a fairly comprehensive overview of African-American history.The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology. Booker T. Washington's Important Contributions Booker Taliaferro Washington, born in 1856, was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was a key proponent of African-American businesses and one of the founders of the National Negro Business League. His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama. SeaWolf Press publishes his books: Character Building,The Future of the American Negro, and his autobiography Up From Slavery. Other writers that made a difference in exposing cruelty and racism Twelve Years a Slave: Solomon Northup; A Negro Explorer at the North Pole: Matthew Henson; The Chicago Race Riots: Carl Sandburg; Slave Life in Georgia: John Brown; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Harriet Jacobs And the two most important works: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass; and Uncle Tom's Cabin: Harriet Stowe Classic Adventure, Americana and Shakespeare Jules Verne Illustrated Classics Around the World in 80 DaysTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeasFrom the Earth to the MoonThe Mysterious IslandJourney to the Center of the EarthOff on a CometRobur the ConquerorThe Clipper of the Clouds ...And 3 more titles Mark Twain Illustrated Classics Adventures of Tom SawyerAdventures of Huckleberry FinnInnocents AbroadRoughing ItA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtLife on the MississippiThe Mysterious StrangerThe Prince and the Pauper ...and 8 other classic Twain editions Shakespeare Illustrated Classics MacbethHamletMuch Ado About NothingRomeo and JulietA Midsummer Night's DreamKing LearOthelloJulius CaesarThe Merchant of VeniceRichard III Black History, Women Authors, and gripping detective stories Black History Books covering the history of slavery in America from famous authors. Includes: Uncle Tom's CabinNarrative of Frederick DouglassThe Chicago Race RiotsUp From SlaveryTwelve Years a SlaveIncidents in the Life of a Slave GirlThe Souls of Black FolkSlave Life in Georgia Women Authors Wonderful literature from Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Edith Wharton, Harriet Stowe and others, including: Little WomenUncle Tom's CabinAnne of Green Gables seriesBlack BeautyPride and PrejudiceThe AwakeningThe Story of My Life Detective Tales Gripping detective mysteries from authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie and Gaston Leroux. Follow the exploits of your favorite detectives, including: Sherlock Holmes, Arsene Lupin, Hercule Poirot, and Joseph Rouletabille. The game is afoot! Jack London, Wizard of Oz, and Children's Books All 50 Jack London Books From the prolific writer Jack London who wrote about the Yukon, the South Pacific, sailing, socialism, science fiction, and even living conditions in London. The SeaWolf Press versions all have the original first edition cover and all illustrations. Includes: Call of the WildWhite FangMartin EdenThe Sea-WolfThe Iron Heel Wizard of Oz 100th Anniversary Collection All 14 original L. Frank Baum books, including first edition covers and all illustrations. SeaWolf Press also publishes the next 6 books in the series written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Don't miss these classics including: The Wonderful Wizard of OzOzma of OzTik-Tok of OzThe Road to OzThe Scarecrow of Oz Engaging reading for children and adults Titles for all ages from Lewis Carroll, Frances Burnett, Hugh Lofting, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, and others. Don't miss: HeidiAlice in WonderlandWind in the WillowsDoctor DolittlePeter PanThe Secret Garden
✔ Author(s): Frederick Douglass
✔ Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Fourth of July Speech: Illustrated Black History Collection
✔ Rating : 4.8 out of 5 base on (36 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1952433606
✔ ISBN-13: 9781952433603
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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