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1994 The
Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an
American Slave by Frederick
Douglass |
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ARCHIVES: The
Narrative of Frederic Douglas,
and American Slave: Narrated
by Himself (1994-95) |
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In
1845, just seven years after
his escape from slavery, the
young Frederick Douglass published
this powerful account of his
life in bondage and his triumph
over oppression. The book,
which marked the beginning
of Douglass's career as an
impassioned writer, journalist,
and orator for the abolitionist
cause, reveals the terrors
he faced as a slave, the brutalities
of his owners and overseers,
and his harrowing escape to
the North. It has become a
classic of American autobiography. |
Frederick
Douglass lived and worked in Rochester, NY for most of his
public career. After the close of the Civil War he moved to
Washington, DC to carry on his work on behalf of African Americans.
He served Washington in many ways, in international affairs,
in the Council of Government for the District of Columbia,
and finally as US Marshal for the District.Among Frederick
Douglass' other achievements, he was U.S. minister to Haiti
in 1889.
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