Biography of frederick douglass book
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Autobiography
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is an memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-Americanorator and former slaveFrederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts.[1] It is the first of Douglass's three autobiographies, the others being My Bondage and My Freedom () and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (, revised ).
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass comprises eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. It contains two i
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Other Works
“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 Douglass later remarked upon his arrival in New York, “I have often been asked how I felt when I first found myself on free soil. And my readers may share the same curiosity.” Readers did indeed share in this curiosity and Douglass became a much-admired orator and writer, active in both the abolitionist and the women’s suffrage movements. Douglass is best remembered through his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. This, My Bondage and My Freedom, and several of Douglass’ speeches offer important glimpses into American history and are now available in a chic and affordable edition as part of the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics.
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