The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass presents very crucial, relevant, and reliable first hand accounts regarding the atrocities of slavery in the United States. This may be the most powerful testimony of what life was like during the period of Chattel slavery. Frederick Douglass has a very eloquent yet gripping way of speaking to the reader about what he saw growing up on the Plantation camps. This narrative remains one of the most crucial historical documents, as it unveils what American slaves such as Douglass lived, experienced, and had to go through. The book also talks of how Douglass fights his way to freedom from slavery. Douglass put it forth to all slaves that there is a way out of slavery. Mr. Karajah Yashar, High priest of the Israelite Nation gives a short yet powerful Annotation to begin this Edition.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass - Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator whose speeches fired the abolitionist cause, Frederick Douglass (18181895) led ...
The autobiography of the famous abolitionist and statesman who escaped to the North after twenty-one years of enslavement
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself
This Norton Critical Edition includes: - Frederick Douglass’s 1845 Narrative, the most influential autobiography of its kind. - A preface and explanatory footnotes by William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely.
Douglass’ Narrative is a key piece of that puzzle. An insightful introduction by Debra Newman Ham, a former Black history archivist for the Library of Congress, analyzes the text and looks at the key events in Douglass’ life.
"A classic story of agonizing circumstances and enduring hope, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eloquent account of a young man's life under slavery and his eventual escape.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts.
This work also influenced and fueled the abolitionist movement, in which Douglass was an important figure.
Enriched eBook Features Editors Houston Baker and Derrick R. Spires provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic: • Chronology • Nineteenth-Century Reviews and Responses • Further Reading • ...
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs. such. The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work. That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, ...