An American Slave
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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.
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3 primary booksThe Autobiographies is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1845 with contributions by Frederick Douglass and Jonathan Reese.
Series
7 released booksVoices of the African Diaspora is a 7-book series first released in 1845 with contributions by Veronica L. Womack and Frederick Douglass.
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