February 15 Birthday: FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY & FREDERICK DOUGLASS

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Frederick Douglass, African American, writer, statesman, social reformer 
b. February, 1820
d. February 20, 1895

Susan B. Anthony, women’s rights activist
b. February 15, 1820
d. March 13, 1906

FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS
(Charlesbridge, 2014)
by Suzanne Slade
illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

Summary: No one thought Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass would ever become friends. The former slave and the outspoken woman came from two different worlds. But they shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it. Despite naysayers, hecklers, and even arsonists, Susan and Frederick became fast friends and worked together to change America.

Learn more about Susan B. Anthony at the website for the Susan B. Anthony house. 
Learn more about Frederick Douglass through  National Park Service National Historic site. And at this site dedicated to Frederick Douglass.

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