[The Autobiographies 02] • My Bondage and My Freedom (Penguin Classics)

[The Autobiographies 02] • My Bondage and My Freedom (Penguin Classics)
Authors
Douglass, Frederick
Publisher
Penguin Books
Tags
history , biography , classics
ISBN
9781101157169
Date
1855-12-25T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.73 MB
Lang
en
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Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith