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Rob Stockton
My bet is that Douglass would probably consider My Bondage and My Freedom a more complete telling. He wrote it after he broke with Garrison and the rest of the American Anti-Slavery Society and spent time in England, so it includes discussion of northern racism/white paternalism and draws on trans-Atlantic cultural comparisons.
The Narrative Life is still a great introduction to the guy, though, and it's a bit shorter, so that might be up your street. Either would be a valid place to start!
The Narrative Life is still a great introduction to the guy, though, and it's a bit shorter, so that might be up your street. Either would be a valid place to start!
Murray
Caroline: Sooner or later you have to read the whole book if you want to understand the best and the worst of America. I put it right along with the Federalist Papers, and DeToqueville's Democracy in America as essential reading for an informed citizen. If you are looking for a brief summary and an interesting viewpoint I would suggest Timothy Sandefur's recent publication, Frederick Douglass-Self Made Man. Good luck
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