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Frederick Douglass was a key figure in helping to secure the abolition of slavery in America discover his Narrative this Black History Month.

A masterpiece [Douglass] was not only self-educated, with a love of language which should still be an inspiration; he was also self-created' New York Times

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. After his escape in 1838 he became an ardent abolitionist, and his autobiography was an instant bestseller upon publication in 1845. In it he describes with harrowing honesty his life as a slave the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. A passionately written, inte

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Slavery, color, racism and the struggle for equal rights all come together in the Douglass story...a declaration of freedom by a runaway slave that became a powerful antislavery tract * New York Times *
Frederick Douglass has been hailed as one of history's most inspirational leaders and is a personal hero of Barack Obama who called him "the father of the civil rights movement" * Mirror *
His life retains an emblematic glow transcending its biographical ingredients * Independent *

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 5 February 2015
      ISBN-13 9780099595847
      978-0099595847
      ISBN-10 0099595842
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      Biography Autobiography: adventurers and explorers History Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery Books by Frederick Douglass

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Frederick Douglass was a key figure in helping to secure the abolition of slavery in America discover his Narrative this Black History Month.

      A masterpiece [Douglass] was not only self-educated, with a love of language which should still be an inspiration; he was also self-created' New York Times

      Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. After his escape in 1838 he became an ardent abolitionist, and his autobiography was an instant bestseller upon publication in 1845. In it he describes with harrowing honesty his life as a slave the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. A passionately written, inte

      Trade Review
      Slavery, color, racism and the struggle for equal rights all come together in the Douglass story...a declaration of freedom by a runaway slave that became a powerful antislavery tract * New York Times *
      Frederick Douglass has been hailed as one of history's most inspirational leaders and is a personal hero of Barack Obama who called him "the father of the civil rights movement" * Mirror *
      His life retains an emblematic glow transcending its biographical ingredients * Independent *

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