Date of Award
Spring 5-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Chair
John Rachal
Committee Chair Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 2
Lilian Hill
Committee Member 2 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 3
Thomas O'Brien
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 4
Willie Pierce
Committee Member 4 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Abstract
Throughout his I ife, Frederick Douglass struggled to be something extraordinary. He rose from a life in slavery to become the most prominent African-American of his day and a leading figure in the abolitionist movement. Lost in the discussion of his life are the adult education roles that he played throughout his life and career. Beginning while he was still a slave and extending until his death, he worked to educate adults in order to transfonn individual lives and society as a whole. Douglass was primarily engaged in adult education in the fields of religious adult education, social movements, popular education, and political activism.
Copyright
2010, Jerry Paul Ross
Recommended Citation
Ross, Jerry Paul, "Frederick Douglass: An American Adult Educator" (2010). Dissertations. 950.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/950
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Administration Commons, Other Education Commons, United States History Commons