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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas - An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Category: Biography | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Of the many captivity stories or 'slave narratives' that emerged in the first half of the nineteenth century, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is widely considered to be the most important. The author, known for his eloquence, brings the same mastery of the English language to his memoir. ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Category: History
"A masterpiece...[Douglass] was not only self-educated, with a love of language which should still be an inspiration; he was also self-created." [New York Times]. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. After his escape in 1838 he became an ardent abolitionist, and his autobiograph ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Category: History
The most famous memoir of its kind and a key text in the anti-slavery movement, <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass </i>tells the striking and emotionally charged story of one man’s journey from slavery to freedom. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, c ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: The Black History Classic by Frederick Douglass
Category: Classics | Series: Capstone Classics Ser.
DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS OF SLAVERY IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA One of history?s greatest crimes, the American slave trade led to the suffering of untold numbers of men and women. But how can we better understand the lives and experiences of those who endured it?Narrative of the Lif ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass; Deborah E. McDowell (Editor)
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
In the month of August, 1841, I attended an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, at which it was my happiness to become acquainted with Frederick Douglass, the writer of the following Narrative. He was a stranger to nearly every member of that body; but, having recently made his escape from the souther ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Category: Classics | Series: Hero Classics Ser.
Part of the Hero Classicsseries "Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." Douglass cultivated himself to su ...Show more
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Other Works (Word Cloud Classics) by Frederick Douglass
Category: Classics | Series: Word Cloud Classics Ser.
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."--Frederick Douglass Born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, Frederick Douglass became a champion of the abolitionist movement after escaping to the North in 1838. Douglass later remarked upon his arrival in New York, "I have often been asked how ...Show more
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Category: Biography | Series: Signature Classics Ser.
Born on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass--born Frederick Baily--doesn't know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, before she dies. At the age of seven or eight, Frederick's mistress starts teaching him to read, until her fur ...Show more
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