My Bondage And My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Being the Narrative of a Former Slave
A vivid autobiographical narrative that traces the journey from enslavement to freedom, recounting childhood and adult experiences of brutal exploitation and deprivation, the discovery of literacy as a means of self-liberation, escape to the North, and subsequent activism and public speaking; it combines personal memory with moral and political analysis—critiquing the legal, religious, and social structures that sustain slavery while arguing for emancipation and equal rights.
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- Published
- 1855
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 500-700 pages
- Original Language
- English
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