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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass · 1995 · 76 pages
Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's shocking narrative takes the reader into the world of the South's antebellum plantations and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave, shedding invaluable light on one of the most unjust periods in the history of America. Published for the first time as a Signet Classic.
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“It was common practice that slaveowners could rent out their slaves, particularly skilled slaves like carpenters or musicians and so on. Frederick Douglass actually talks about this in his memoir.”↗
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