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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself

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PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9780674053755

RRP: £6.95

PAGES: 176

PUBLICATION DATE:
April 15, 2009

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself

Frederick Douglass

Robert Burns Stepto

Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him. What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an ex slave and the cruelty of the slave system. Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition. The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.

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Frederick Douglass

Robert B. Stepto is Professor of English, African American Studies, and American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of From Behind the Veil: A Study of Afro-American Narrative.