Born into slavery in Maryland, he was of African, European, and Native American descent. Nevertheless, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" had a huge impact on society, and remains one of the most read and studied personal accounts of slavery in America in the 19th century to this day.įrederick Douglass (1818-1995) was an American abolitionist and author.
Upon its publication, the texts was well received, although it did get some negative feedback both from people acquainted with Douglass’s old masters, and with people doubting their cruelty, or that a black man could have written such a text. The account is accompanied by texts written by well-known fellow abolitionists of the time: William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philipps, acting as proof of the legitimacy of the author’s claims. It recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and his flight for freedom.
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is the 1845 autobiography of freed slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. 01 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 1Ġ2 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 2Ġ3 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 3Ġ4 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 4Ġ5 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 5Ġ6 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 6Ġ7 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 7Ġ8 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 8Ġ9 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 9ġ0 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 10ġ1 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 11ġ2 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 12ġ3 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 13ġ4 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 14ġ5 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass EN, Part 15
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