Pulitzer prizewinning author mcfeely captures the power and the contemplative nature of douglass, while shedding light on the insecurities and humanity of the man himself. After escaping from slavery in maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in massachusetts and new york, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and. My bondage and my freedom by frederick douglass read by jim. Frederick douglass has 780 books on goodreads with 253001 ratings. After escaping from slavery in maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in massachusetts and new york, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
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Douglass gained notoriety for his amazing oratory skills. Through his work, douglass changed how americans thought about slavery, race, and democracy. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass version 2 frederick douglass c. His depiction of people getting beaten and shot indiscriminately, herded up like animals and just being treated allaround inhumanely is x more urgently real than any straight historic account. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Media in category librivox narrative of the life of frederick douglass the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and exslave, frederick douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass version 2 librivox.
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On july 5, 1852, orator and abolitionist frederick douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the declaration of independence. Life of frederick douglass audio book the impious digest. An address at the 14th anniversary of storer college frederick douglass 43 downloads frederick douglass on reconstruction frederick douglass 19 downloads displaying results 17. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period.
Fredrick douglass was a leading spokesman for the abolition of slavery and racial equality. The only difference is that i cleaned up the recording removed the narratorial introductions, reduced silences, etc. The kind of life he describes the horrors he saw as a slave are unreal. Nov 05, 2019 my bondage and my freedom by frederick douglass c. End of my bondage and my freedom, by frederick douglass.
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The book also incorporates extracts from douglasss renowned speeches, including the searing what to the slave is the fourth of july. Frederick douglass full audiobook greatest audiobooks a narrative of the. Audio book of douglasss narrative but theres also a free version available at librivox. Books by frederick douglass author of narrative of the. If you would like to browse all librivox recordings of books, stories and poems for children, please follow this link for fiction and this link for nonfiction. Frederick douglass 18181895, ne frederick augustus washington bailey, was born into slavery in maryland. February 1818 february 20, 1895 was an american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
Frederick douglass born frederick augustus washington bailey was an american social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. Jan 01, 2016 narrative of the life of frederick douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and exslave, frederick douglass. The life of frederick douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self. Frederick douglass frederick douglass audiobook, by william mcfeely. New york antislavery society, and was a contemporary of frederick douglass. The narrative of the life of frederick douglass was published in 1845. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass by frederick douglass narrative of the life of frederick douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass introduction. However, it was not just what douglass said but how he said it. Frederick douglass was a remarkable man, clear sighted and determined, and the only reservation i had was that he seemed to tone down his comments about the complicity of organized religion and most of its adherents in the maintenance of slavery. Frederick douglass born frederick augustus washington bailey.
Narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american. February 1818 february 20, 1895 was an american social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. The oxford frederick douglass reader by frederick douglass. Losing his mother at the age of 7, frederick life events narrate the painful memories of slavery, their dream of education and merciless masters.
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The life of frederick douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self elevation under the most adverse circumstances. Few could believe that an african american slave could write so eloquently and have such perfect use of the english language. The power of this landmark biography lies in mcfeelys ability to bring to life not only the charismatic man, but the age as. After suffering whippings, hunger, heat, cold, and grueling labor, he escaped from slavery in 1838.
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