The Essential Works of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
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"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, written by Himself" (1845) 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. "My Bondage and My Freedom" (1855) shows the inspiring manner in which Frederick Douglass transforms himself from slave to fugitive to one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movement, leaving behind a legacy of social, intellectual, and political thought.
The Essential Works of Frederick DouglassTable of ContentsNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845)PREFACELETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.CHAPTER ICHAPTER IICHAPTER IIICHAPTER IVCHAPTER VCHAPTER VICHAPTER VIICHAPTER VIIICHAPTER IXCHAPTER XCHAPTER XIAPPENDIXMy Bondage and My Freedom (1855)INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER I. ChildhoodCHAPTER II. Removed from My First HomeCHAPTER III. ParentageCHAPTER IV. A General Survey of the Slave PlantationCHAPTER V. Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of SlaveryCHAPTER VI. Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd’s PlantationCHAPTER VII. Life in the Great HouseCHAPTER VIII. A Chapter of HorrorsCHAPTER IX. Personal TreatmentCHAPTER X. Life in BaltimoreCHAPTER XI. “A Change Came O’er the Spirit of My Dream”CHAPTER XII. Religious Nature AwakenedCHAPTER XIII. The Vicissitudes of Slave LifeCHAPTER XIV. Experience in St. Michael’sCHAPTER XV. Covey, the Negro BreakerCHAPTER XVI. Another Pressure of the Tyrant’s ViceCHAPTER XVII. The Last FloggingCHAPTER XVIII. New Relations and DutiesCHAPTER XIX. The Run-Away PlotCHAPTER XX. Apprenticeship LifeCHAPTER XXI. My Escape from SlaveryCHAPTER XXII. Liberty AttainedCHAPTER XXIII. Introduced to the AbolitionistsCHAPTER XXIV. Twenty-One Months in Great BritainCHAPTER XXV. Various IncidentsRECEPTION SPEECHDr. Campbell’s ReplyLETTER TO HIS OLD MASTER To My Old Master, Thomas AuldTHE NATURE OF SLAVERYINHUMANITY OF SLAVERYWHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADETHE SLAVERY PARTYTHE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT