A shortened autobiography presenting the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman.

"Words Set Me Free is the inspiring story of young Frederick Douglass's path to freedom through reading"--

William S. King narrates the coming of the Civil War, the war itself, and the emancipation process.

Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."