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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Teri
Sep 20, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: non-fiction, history
This is Frederick Douglass' first-person narrative of his time as a slave from his earliest recollections through his escape to freedom and a new life with a new name. It is a haunting look at slave life, where the people are treated like animals and property. They were simply tools to get work done and nothing more. Douglass uses his experiences to speak out against slavery, the importance of literacy, becoming your own person, and a warning to guard against unjust people. Douglass worked to ea ...more
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Clayton Brannon
Nov 28, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
A book that needs to be read. Short concise condemnation of slavery and the Christian churches of both North and South for their support through silence by the North and support by the Southern churches.
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Katy
Mar 24, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: history
A powerful anti-slavery voice.
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May 18, 2010 rated it did not like it
Shelves: nonfiction, classics
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Nov 04, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: auto-biography-memoir, audible
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