num_pages: 124
description: This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States.
language: English
title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
titlecomplete: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
characters: Frederick Douglass
genres: African American, Biography, Classics, History, Autobiography, American History, Race, Nonfiction, Memoir, School
ratings_count: 119318
places: Maryland, The United States of America
series: The Autobiographies, Voices of the African Diaspora
publisher: Anchor Books