My Bondage and My Freedom (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

<p><em>My Bondage and My Freedom</em> is an autobiographical slave narrative published in 1855. It is an expansion of Douglass' first autobiography <em>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass</em> that discusses in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation Douglass went on to become a prominent abolitionist speaker author and publisher.</p><p>Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all peoples whether white black female Native American or Chinese immigrants. He was also a believer in dialogue and in making alliances across racial and ideological divides and in the liberal values of the U.S. Constitution. When radical abolitionists under the motto No Union with Slaveholders criticized Douglass' willingness to engage in dialogue with slave owners he replied: I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.</p><p>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. </p>