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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States. It encompasses eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man.

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

c.1818-1895
American
Frederick Douglass was born a slave on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1817 and escaped to freedom when he was twenty-one. His vigor, intelligence,... See more

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, written by Himself (Annotated): Bicentennial Edition with Douglass family histories and images Reprint

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, written by Himself (Annotated): Bicentennial Edition with Douglass family histories and images Annotated   
Reprinted in 2017 by Frederick A. Stokes Company
Reprint edited by Robert J Benz
Reprint foreword by Nettie Washington Douglass, Kenneth B Morris Jr., Bryan Stevenson
Available formats: Paperback
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This is a special Bicentennial Edition of Douglass's most famous book which has been published by his direct descendants through Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI). It contains a never-before publicized pencil drawing of Douglass on the cover which was created by his grandson, Joseph Douglass. Joseph is the grandfather of Nettie Washington Douglass who serves as Chairwoman for FDFI. Inside this edition, Nettie narrates a family photograph section which illustrates her direct connection to both Douglass and another American icon, Booker T. Washington (she is Douglass's great-great granddaughter and Washington's great granddaughter). The Forward of this edition is written by Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., Nettie's eldest son, who describes in more detail his historical kinship to the Douglass and Washington legacies. Bryan Stevenson, author of the New York Times best-seller, Just Mercy, writes a brilliant Introduction to this Bicentennial Edition. In his piece, Stevenson connects the challenges faced by Douglass with the most problematic social injustices of our time such as mass incarceration, racial inequality, and police violence. Every ebook that is sold will help the Douglass family print and give away hardcover copies of this edition to young people as part of their One Million Abolitionists project. The Library of Congress named Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass one of the 88 Books That Shaped America. Published in 1845, his first autobiography became an instant bestseller putting his life in danger since he had escaped slavery just seven years earlier. The Narrative helped change the course of the U.S. Abolitionist Movement in the mid-nineteenth century and has been changing the lives of readers ever since.


Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass with Connections Reprint

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass with Connections
Reprinted in 2000 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Available formats: Hardcover

Connections section contains a piece by Frederick Douglass and various poems, letters, and stories by other authors.


Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: 175th Anniversary Edition Reprint

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: 175th Anniversary Edition
Reprinted in 2020 by SeaWolf Press
Available formats: Paperback
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A nice illustrated edition with 18 pictures and illustrations and the complete text of this classic. Fonts common 100 years ago are used and the format and illustrations from an early edition are reproduced—recreating the feeling of reading the original book.


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