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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (c.1818 - 1895‪)‬ LibriVox

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th Century in the United States. (Summary by Jeanette)

    Letter from Wendell Phillips, ESQ.

    Letter from Wendell Phillips, ESQ.

    • 7 min
    Chapter I

    Chapter I

    • 11 min
    Chapter II

    Chapter II

    • 11 min
    Chapter III

    Chapter III

    • 8 min
    Chapter IV

    Chapter IV

    • 9 min
    Chapter V

    Chapter V

    • 9 min

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