Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave

Frederick Douglass

Nov 2014 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

A dramatic autobiography and powerful firsthand account of slavery, written by America’s most influential abolitionist

First published in 1845, Narrativeof the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eye-opening depiction of American slavery. Part autobiography, part human-rights treatise, it describes the everyday horrors inflicted on captive laborers, as well as the strength and courage needed to survive.
 
Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1818, Frederick Douglass spent years secretly teaching himself to read and write—a crime for which he risked life and limb. After two failed escapes, Douglass finally, blessedly boarded a train in 1838 that would eventually lead him to New York City, and freedom.
 
Few books have done more to change America’s notion of African Americans than this seminal work. Beyond its historical and social relevancy, it is admired today for its gripping stories, intensity of spirit, and heartfelt humanity.
 
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Ratings and reviews

A fantastic book of litteture! The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass is one of the best books I've every read, this book dives into depths and the morals of slavery from an American slave's perspective, and as Fredrick Douglass tells his story's of his life as a slave! Later Douglass becomes and Abolitionist within one of the most famous person of the "Underground Railroad!" And not only Douglass but, as well Harriet Tubman, another phenomenal American slave. The storyline is phenomenal and when you start to read this book from chapter one to the ending of the book...the suspense the book contains is such a thrill of anxiousness and adrenaline that your heart beats trebling fast and picks up your blood pressure! Recommend if you enjoy liture from historical figures and the hitrocally events in different perspectives of the audubographs they depiction as the describe the lifestyle as well the suspense of their own historic life'This book describe depths of the morals of slavery

Mr. Douglass creates the picture of slavery that no motion picture can. His views on the role of the pseudo Christian religion of the slave holder shines a light on the reality most African Americans of Christian faith must reconcile. He does so eloquently contrasting the religion of the time versus what he calls "Christianity Proper". He is thoughtful writer, a must read for every American.

Your think this book was written yesterday, if you were to consider the for-profit prison systems and unequitable treatment of black people in our society as having similarities with the trials of Mr. Douglass. It was all at once too much to bear and reserved in it's description of the atrocities suffered. Thank God for men that overcame. I thank God for Frederick Douglass.

About the author

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an American orator, author, and leader of the abolitionist movement. Born a slave in Maryland, Douglass successfully escaped in 1838 by boarding a train headed north. As a free man, he published several autobiographical works detailing his experiences in slavery. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is widely considered to be the finest example of a slave narrative. Douglass became the first African American to hold a high government rank, serving as minister-resident and consul general to the Republic of Haiti.