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My Bondage And My Freedom; Part - I. Life as a slave; Part - II. Life as a freeman

My Bondage And My Freedom; Part - I. Life as a slave; Part - II. Life as a freeman

Douglass, Frederick

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Historical FiguresGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 9354505899
ISBN13: 9789354505898
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.54
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Frederick Douglass writes with the force of lived truth and the precision of a master orator. He turns memory into indictment. Freedom demands its own language. In My Bondage and My Freedom (Part I: Life as a slave; Part II: Life as a freeman), Douglass expands the classic slave narrative memoir into a full African American autobiography, tracing the brutal realities of life under slavery and the hard-won escape to freedom that followed. He maps the psychology of domination, the making of a public voice, and the disciplined courage required to claim a self in a society designed to deny it. More than personal testimony, it is a landmark of abolitionist activism history: a self-made intellectual analysing how power is maintained, how dignity is defended, and how a nation argues with itself. Read alongside Narrative of the Life, or in conversation with the Harriet Jacobs slave narrative, its perspective deepens our understanding of the antebellum United States and the moral reckonings of nineteenth century America. The prose is direct, vivid, and purposeful, making the book rewarding for casual readers, yet rich enough for collectors and for use as an american history classroom text or student study guide; it can even deliver the satisfactions associated with an annotated classic edition, with context carried in the author's uncompromising detail. Republished by Alpha Editions in a modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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