Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick DouglassDiaspora
USA
Colonial
English
Autobiography
Douglass's first autobiography detailing his life as a slave and his escape to freedom, becoming a powerful abolitionist text.
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Most famous slave narrative; transformed abolitionist movement
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editorial-summarynot primary textDouglass's first autobiography detailing his life as a slave and his escape to freedom, becoming a powerful abolitionist text. Most famous slave narrative; transformed abolitionist movement
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