Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Special Bicentennial Edition

This International best seller is the dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave, first published in 1845, when its author had just achieved his freedom.

About the author

Frederick Douglass¬¿(1818-1895) was an American social reformer, orator, author, and statesman.¬¿David W. Blight¬¿is professor of American history at Yale University and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition.

Summary

"...A LIFETIME OF STRUGGLE AND PROGRESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT...ETCHED IN FREDERICK DOUGLASS' MIGHTY LEONINE GAZE." - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. Speech at the Museum of African American History and Culture, September 24, 2016

DRAMATIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE includes "Frederick Douglass BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT"

This classic of American literature, a dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave, was first published in 1845, when its author had just achieved his freedom. Its shocking first-hand account of the horrors of slavery became an international best seller. His eloquence led Frederick Douglass to become the first great African-American leader in the United States.

This special bicentennial re-release of the original edition includes the "Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act'' enacted by Congress in 2017:

• Douglass rose through determination, brilliance and eloquence to shape the American Nation.
• He was an abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher and social reformer.
• His personal relationship with Abraham Lincoln helped persuade the President to make emancipation a cause of the Civil War.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Douglass
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.01.2019
• EAN: 9781722500399
• ISBN: 978-1-72250-039-9
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people