Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Phoenix Classics)

By Frederick Douglass and Phoenix Classics

"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

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Frederick Douglass
• Release date: Jul 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9788822825506

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Frederick Douglass) was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland. He took the name Douglass after escaping from the South in 1838. As a leader in the abolitionist movement, Douglass was famed for his eloquent yet incisive political writing. And, like his near-contemporary, Booker T. Washington, understood the central importance of education in improving the lives of African Americans, and was therefore an early proponent of desegregation. A firm believer in equal rights for all, Douglass attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C., in the hours before his death in February 1895.