My Bondage and My Freedom - Frederick Douglass - Books -  - 9781731216786 - November 12, 2018
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My Bondage and My Freedom

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass), discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass, a former slave, went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher. In his foreword to the 2003 Modern Library paperback edition, John Stauffer writes: "My Bondage and My Freedom," [is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War. As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglass

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 12, 2018
ISBN13 9781731216786
Pages 152
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 8 mm   ·   213 g
Language English  

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