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Author | David W. Blight |
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Audio read by | Prentice Onayemi [1] |
Cover artist | Darren Haggar (design) [2] |
Language | English |
Subject | Frederick Douglass |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | October 16, 2018 [3] |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 912 [3] |
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ISBN | 978-1-4165-9031-6 (hardcover) |
OCLC | 1022622448 |
973.8092 B | |
LC Class | E449.D75 B557 2018 |
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom is a 2018 biography of African American abolitionist, writer, and orator Frederick Douglass, written by historian David W. Blight and published by Simon & Schuster. It won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for History. [4] [5]
In April 2019, it was reported that a feature film adaptation of the book was being produced by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in partnership with Netflix. [6] [7] In 2023 it was reported that Regina King will direct the film, with a script by Kemp Powers. [8]
In 2022, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches, a documentary film based on the book, was released by HBO on various streaming platforms. [9]