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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: Written by Himself (an African American Heritage Book)
Hardcover
Series: African American Heritage Book
Biographies GeneralBlack American StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies
ISBN13: 9781604592047
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Jan 15 2008
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Born into slavery and denied even the knowledge of his own age, Frederick Douglass taught himself to read, resisted brutal treatment, and escaped to become one of America's greatest voices for freedom.
In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass recounts his childhood in bondage in Maryland, his separation from his mother, and the violence that shaped everyday life under slavery. He describes how learning to read revealed both the machinery of oppression and the possibility of liberation, strengthening his determination to become free.
Douglass writes with particular force about the hypocrisy of religious enslavers, the deliberate destruction of family ties, and the use of ignorance and violence to maintain control. His physical resistance to the brutal Edward Covey becomes a decisive turning point, restoring his sense of dignity and convincing him that slavery could subdue his body without conquering his spirit.
First published in 1845 with the declaration Written by Himself, the book directly challenged racist claims that a formerly enslaved man could not have produced such powerful and accomplished prose. Douglass's account became a foundational work of abolitionist literature and remains one of the most widely read and influential slave narratives in American history.
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