1. Charles Chestnutt
In 1899, Charles Chesnutt was commissioned by Small Maynard and Company to write a biography of Frederick Douglass to be included in the famous Beacon Series. The Beacon Biographies contained volumes on eminent Americans such as Ralph Waldo Emerson. Chesnutt was the first African American invited to write for this series and Frederick Douglass was the first African American biography included. ... Hence, Chesnutt's biography of Douglass highlights Douglass" political and Civil Rights activities. ... This biography contains an annotated list of Chesnutt's sources. ...
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- Grade Level: High School