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    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

    Written by Frederick Douglass

    Narrated by Charles Turner

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    Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came into the world with one surety: he was born a slave, and would die a slave. But as he grew up, Douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. In 1832, Douglass was sent to a plantation in St. Michael's, where he would live and work as a field hand for more than seven years. According to Douglass, this life was so dispiriting and exhausting, that at times thoughts of freedom all but disappeared from his mind. His journey out of bondage was mental, as well as physical. Douglass would go on to be one of the abolition movement's most persuasive speakers, and would eventually become a strong proponent for women's rights. His famous autobiography, the Narrative, reads like the impassioned plea of an abolitionist tract, compelling in its honest and forceful eloquence. Later Douglass would serve as minister to Haiti and would fight against the southern practice of lynching without benefit of trial by jury. After his first wife's death, he would startle his associates and friends by marrying a white woman, one of the most publicized interracial marriages in America. Douglass died in 1895. He was buried in Rochester, New York.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 16, 1999
    ISBN9781440782428
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    Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He was separated from his mother as a baby and lived with his grandmother up to the age of eight, when he was sent to live as a house servant, a field hand and then a ship caulker. He escaped to New York in 1838 and seven years later published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an autobiography of his life as a slave, which became an instant bestseller. Douglass rose to fame as a powerful orator and spent the rest of his life campaigning for equality. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement, a consultant to Abraham Lincoln in the civil rights movement and a passionate supporter of the women’s rights movement. He died in 1895.

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    • 5/5
      This book throws into stark relief the terrible injustice that is the institution of slavery.

      Excellent narration.
    • 5/5
      A wild ride that was informative, exciting, frightful and inspiring. Top five books of all time.
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      Interesting book with many paralels to current situations. Highly recommended