Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
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"Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published "Narrative", the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early years --the daily, casual brutality of his white masters; his harrowing but successful escape. An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. His life spanned the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginnings of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his time, and his story still resonates today.--Provided by Publisher.