num_pages: 144
description: Frederick Douglass's dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre-Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave. Written more than a century and a half ago by an African-American who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister to Haiti, and leader of his people, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past. With an Introduction by Peter J. Gomes and an Afterword by Gregory Stephens
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: Biography, School, Race, American History, Classics, Autobiography, Nonfiction, African American, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 119306
places: Maryland, The United States of America
series: Voices of the African Diaspora, The Autobiographies
publisher: SIGNET CLASSICS