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by Connie A. Miller, Sr.

This is a didactic literary production, which should be in every U.S. library; and colleges and universities that have a Black Studies Program.

Witness the making of a hero as Connie A. Miller, Sr. tells one remarkable story in Frederick Douglass American Hero; and International Icon of the Nineteenth Century.

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who was later named Frederick Douglass, was born into slavery in February 1818. His mother, who died when he was only seven years old, was a Negro slave fieldworker. He taught himself how to read and write and became a very brilliant individual as an orator, a writer and entrepreneur. Frederick Douglass is the father of the original Civil Rights Movement in America as he fought for the civil rights for women and Blacks.

Frederick Douglass's life was full of adventure, courage, trials and tribulations. He beat the odds of being born a Negro slave in America and became one of the richest and most influential Americans during his era. He was also one of he most dynamic and influential individuals during the nineteenth century. He crusaded for the passage of the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th Amendments to the United States Constitution, which were all ratified during his lifetime. He was a friend and adviser of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

With comprehensive and well-researched details. Frederick Douglass Ameican Hero; and International Icon of the Nineteenth Century is an excellent attempt to give its readers a comprehensive view of a genius and very complex individual. This is one story never told before as it has been in this book.