{"product_id":"lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-1","title":"Lincoln and Douglass An American Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoet Nikki Giovanni and illustrator Byran Collier, the acclaimed team behind \u003ci\u003eRosa\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Caldecott Honor book, join forces once more to portray this historic friendship at a unique moment in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. He was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. And he also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave but escaped in 1838 and became one of the central figures in the American abolitionist movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln and Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into the unusual friendship between two great American leaders. At a time when racial tensions were high and racial equality was not yet established, they formed a strong bond over shared ideals and worked alongside each other for a common goal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48903343210751,"sku":"*R0078709*","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/1101873482633_1c47682c-a613-4beb-b952-b72488cb5aba.jpg?v=1785260520","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}