My Bondage and My Freedom
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2003
Summary
Ex-slave Frederick Douglass’s second autobiography—written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison—catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439182 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140439188 |
| Author: | Frederick Douglass, John David Smith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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” My Bondage and My Freedom , besides giving a fresh impulse to antislavery literature, [shows] upon its pages the untiring industry of the ripe scholar.“-William Wells Brown
“My Bondage and My Freedom, besides giving a fresh impulse to antislavery literature, [shows] upon its pages the untiring industry of the ripe scholar.”—William Wells Brown
About The Author
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.
John David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.
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