DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS OF SLAVERY IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA One of history’s greatest crimes, the American slave trade led to the suffering of untold numbers of men and women. But how can we better understand the lives and experiences of those who endured it? Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a harrowing first hand look at the brutal indignities of slavery in the nineteenth century, and the society that allowed it to happen. To better understand our shared present, we need to fully grapple with our difficult past. 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.
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Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS. The Black History Classic
INTRODUCTION
EARLY LIFE
MERE CHATTEL
GLIMPSING ANOTHER WORLD
PLOTTING ESCAPE
FLEEING NORTH
WRITER AND SPEAKER
DOUGLASS AND CHRISTIANITY
LATER YEARS
FURTHER READING
About Debra Newman Ham
ABOUT TOM BUTLER-BOWDON
PREFACE
LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ
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APPENDIX
A PARODY
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
With an Introduction by
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Some slave narratives had been ghostwritten, so to prove his authenticity Douglass set out to write his Narrative entirely by his own hand. Published in Boston in 1845 by William Lloyd Garrison, its initial print run of 5,000 copies sold in four months, and further printings soon followed.
Douglass's champion, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Engraving from 1879 newspaper
