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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass By Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass


Summary

Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and became a tireless campaigner for abolitionism. This autobiography lays bare the realities of slavery in antebellum America. The eloquence of Douglass' writing, with an immediacy and honesty found shocking at the time, make this an invaluable record of one of humanity's most shameful acts.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Summary

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (c.1818-1895) was born into slavery but escaped in 1838, quickly becoming involved in the abolitionist movement. Following publication in 1845 of this autobiography he risked recognition and recapture by his owner, and so fled the United States. This reissue is of the Dublin edition of 1845, with a preface by Douglass explaining his reasons for his journey to Britain. Opening with a touching explanation of how he doesn't know his birthday, Douglass describes his early life and the growing awareness of the injustices he suffered. The beatings he witnessed and received himself are described in painful detail. Later, Douglass highlights the hypocrisy of the 'slaveholding religion of this land', condemning it as 'the grossest of libels'. The eloquence of the writing, with an immediacy and honesty found shocking at the time, make this an invaluable first-hand record of one of humanity's most shameful acts.

Table of Contents

Preface; Preface to the American edition; Letter from Wendell Phillips, Esq.; Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass; Postscript; To the friends of the slave; Critical notices.

Additional information

NLS9781108028127
9781108028127
1108028128
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2011-05-19
152
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