Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave - New Release

ISBN-10: 1690910348
ISBN-13: 9781690910343
Series: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Pages: 147
Language: English
Published: 2019-09-04
Author: Frederick Douglass

Description

Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass - Paperback Edition This moving autobiography is about Frederick Douglass, who after escaping from slavery in Maryland, became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time, he was described by abolitionists as a living counter-example to slaveholders' argume Northerners at the time found it hard to believe that such a great orator had once been a slave. Frederick wrote about his suffering as a slave. He is harshly whipped almost on a weekly basis, apparently due to his awkwardness. He is worked and beaten to exhaustion, which finally causes him to collapse one day while working in the fields. About Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. One of the more significant reasons Douglass published his Narrative was to offset the demeaning manner in which white people viewed him. When he spoke in public, his white abolitionist associates established limits to what he could say on the platform. More specifically, they did not want him to analyze the current slavery issues or to shape the future for black people. However, once Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published, he was given the liberty to begin more ambitious work on the issue rather than giving the same speeches repetitively. Because of the work in his Narrative, Douglass gained significant credibility from those who previously did not believe the story of his past. Wyhat ou get when you buy this edition of the Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass This edition of Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass is a 147 page long 9x6 trade paperback edition in white paper with brownish old paper alike matte cover, encompasses 11 chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. Famous quotes from this edition of Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." "Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." A Reader's take on this edition of Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass The Narrative of Frederick Douglas is a must read for all Americans to embrace OUR flawed but extraordinary history of the United States of America. Douglas is a pillar of the unwavering spirit to withstand atrocities, hardships and pain of life to overcome and succeed as one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived. Written in his own words (when teaching slaves to read and write was subject to sadistic punishment), this autobiography itself is a testament to Douglas' courage. As a Black parent who read this book years ago, I made it required summer reading for my kids to read once they enter middle school. The graphic brutality is apparent where anger could easily overcome your emotions, but the short read allows you to experience the triumph of Douglas towards the conclusion of the book, making contemporary racial strife child's play in comparison to his plight and yet Douglas overcame. This is not a black story but an American story that all people on the planet could benefit for it displays how human will and a enduring spirit can change things.