Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself - Softcover

Douglass, Frederick

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9780674601017: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself

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ISBN 10: 0674601017 ISBN 13: 9780674601017

Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1960

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An autobiographical account of a childhood and youth spent in slavery by a man who became a great abolitionist and leader of anti-slavery activity.

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Book Description:

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.

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This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States.

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