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There Was Once a Slave...

Shirley Graham

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Born into chains. Driven by truth. Destined for freedom. Before he was a legend, he was a boy—enslaved, beaten, denied the right to read, and told he was nothing. But Frederick Douglass refused to be...

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There Was Once a Slave...
There Was Once a Slave...
1/10/2026
Part One The Lightning
Part One The Lightning
1/10/2026
Is this a Thing, or Can it Be a Man?
Is this a Thing, or Can it Be a Man?
1/10/2026
Jobs in Washington and Voting in Rhode Island
Jobs in Washington and Voting in Rhode Island
1/10/2026
On Two Sides of the Atlantic
On Two Sides of the Atlantic
1/10/2026
A Light Is Set on the Road
A Light Is Set on the Road
1/10/2026
Part Two The Storm
Part Two The Storm
1/10/2026
The Storm Came up in the West and Birds Flew North
The Storm Came up in the West and Birds Flew North
1/10/2026
An Avenging Angel Brings the Fury of the Storm
An Avenging Angel Brings the Fury of the Storm
1/10/2026
“Give Them Arms, Mr. Lincoln!”
“Give Them Arms, Mr. Lincoln!”
1/10/2026
Came January 1, 1863
Came January 1, 1863
1/10/2026
Part Three Toward Morning
Part Three Toward Morning
1/10/2026
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
1/10/2026
Moving Forward
Moving Forward
1/10/2026
Fourscore Years Ago in Washington
Fourscore Years Ago in Washington
1/10/2026
“If Slavery Could Not Kill Us, Liberty Won’t”
“If Slavery Could Not Kill Us, Liberty Won’t”
1/10/2026
Indian Summer and a Fair Harvest
Indian Summer and a Fair Harvest
1/10/2026
The Môle St. Nicolas
The Môle St. Nicolas
1/10/2026
Epilogue
Epilogue
1/10/2026