Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / Frederick Douglass.
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TextSeries: Vintage classics (London, England)Publisher: London : Vintage Books, 2015Description: xii, 115 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780099595847Subject(s): Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 | Slaves -- United States -- Biography | African American abolitionists -- BiographyGenre/Form: Autobiographies. DDC classification: 973.7092 Summary: Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. After his escape in 1838 he became an ardent abolitionist, and his autobiography was an instant bestseller upon publication in 1845. In it he describes with harrowing honesty his life as a slave, the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. A passionately written, intelligent and highly emotive indictment of slavery, his principle preoccupation was that slavery could be eradicated only through education. This text was key in helping to secure its eventual abolition.
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First published: 1845.
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. After his escape in 1838 he became an ardent abolitionist, and his autobiography was an instant bestseller upon publication in 1845. In it he describes with harrowing honesty his life as a slave, the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. A passionately written, intelligent and highly emotive indictment of slavery, his principle preoccupation was that slavery could be eradicated only through education. This text was key in helping to secure its eventual abolition.
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