The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: Written by Himself

Written by Frederick Douglass

Narrated by Richard Allen

In this engrossing narrative, Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape from slavery, eventual freedom, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Feb 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781666596021

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He was separated from his mother as a baby and lived with his grandmother up to the age of eight, when he was sent to live as a house servant, a field hand and then a ship caulker. He escaped to New York in 1838 and seven years later published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an autobiography of his life as a slave, which became an instant bestseller. Douglass rose to fame as a powerful orator and spent the rest of his life campaigning for equality. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement, a consultant to Abraham Lincoln in the civil rights movement and a passionate supporter of the women’s rights movement. He died in 1895.