“My Bondage and My Freedom,” writes John Stauffer in his Foreword, “[is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War.” As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglass—abolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights...

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2) Autobiographies

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Douglass, Frederick

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c1994 Library of America

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c1994 Library of America

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3) Life and times of Frederick Douglass

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Douglass, Frederick

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[1966] Crowell

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viii, 210 p. 21 cm.

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[2012], p2011 [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC

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Unabridged.

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1 sound media player (ca. 21 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.

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This is an autobiography of Frederick Douglass, who devoted a long and fruitful life to the winning of freedom for his people.

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4) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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Douglass, Frederick

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2013 Prestwick House

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This Prestwick House ed., Rev. October 2013.

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96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.

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5) Escape from slavery: the boyhood of Frederick Douglass in his own words

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Douglass, Frederick

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1994 Knopf

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xii, 63 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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A shortened autobiography presenting the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman.

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6) Frederick Douglass: selected speeches and writings

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Douglass, Frederick

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1999 Lawrence Hill Books

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xviii, 789 p. ; 24 cm.

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1999 Lawrence Hill Books

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xviii, 789 p. ; 24 cm.

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7) Frederick Douglass, in his own words

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Douglass, Frederick

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c1995 Harcourt Brace

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1st ed.

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219 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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8) Frederick Douglass and Ireland: in his own words

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Douglass, Frederick

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2018. Routledge

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2 volumes ; 25 cm

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9) Life and times of Frederick Douglass: his early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history

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Douglass, Frederick

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[1962] Collier Books

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640 p. ; 18 cm.

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10) Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn

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Douglass, Frederick

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2017. Akashic Books

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This volume compiles original source material that illustrates the complex relationship between Frederick Douglass and the city of Brooklyn. Most prominent are the speeches the abolitionist gave at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Plymouth Church, and other leading Brooklyn institutions. Whether discussing the politics of the Civil War or recounting his relationships with Abraham Lincoln and John Brown, Douglass' powerful voice sounds anything but dated....

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