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Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass

Dean Robbins, illustrated by Sean Qualls, Selina Alko

This story imagines a conversation between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass as they share tea. Their discussion concerns the unequal rights available to women and African Americans and their efforts to win those rights. By placing the two historical figures together for conversation, the book focuses on their friendship and their connected struggles for civil rights. The central question is why people denied rights should not have them, too.

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Themes
Activism · Friendship · History · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Published
January 5, 2016
ISBN-13
9780545399968
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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