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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Author:Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglass was born into bondage and sold repeatedly in the slave markets of the South. Because he secretly taught himself to read and write--a crime punishable by death--we possess one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of ... more »the pre-Civil War plantations of the South, revealing the daily terrors of the slave, the heartlessness of the slave holders. Written more than a century ago by a Negro who became a famous orator, US minister, and a leader of his people, this classic 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.« less