Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography by Frederick Douglass a prominent African American abolitionist orator and writer. The book was first published in 1845 and became an instant bestseller helping to fuel the abolitionist movement in the United States. In the book Douglass describes his experiences as a slave on Marylands Eastern Shore his escape to freedom in the North and his life as a free man. He vividly portrays the brutality of slavery and the dehumanizing effec...See More