Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
- Families
- trapped
- in
- poverty
- and
- systemic
- injustices.
- Children
- denied
- civil
- rights
- because
- of
- race.
- A
- nation
- with
- immense
- potential
- for
- freedom
- spiraling
- into
- prejudice,
- violence,
- and
- hate.The
- country
- Frederick
- Douglass
- knew
- over
- one-hundred
- years
- ago
- is
- strikingly
- similar
- to
- the
- one
- we
- live
- in
- today.
- The
- truth,
- lessons,
- and
- hope
- he
- offered
- during
- his
- remarkable
- lifetime
- not
- only
- helped
- shape
- Abraham
- Lincoln’s
- presidency
- and
- the
- American
- Civil
- Rights
- movement,
- they
- can
- guide
- and
- inspire
- us
- in
- our
- own
- cultural
- moment.Born
- into
- slavery
- in
- 1818,
- Douglass
- escaped
- to
- New
- York
- City
- at
- the
- age
- of
- twenty,
- determined
- to
- tell
- his
- story
- and
- fight
- for
- the
- rights
- of
- all
- men
- and
- women
- to
- be
- free.
- His
- first
- autobiography,
- Narrative
- of
- the
- Life
- of
- Frederick
- Douglass,
- an
- American
- Slave,
- remains
- one
- of
- the
- most
- influential
- books
- of
- modern
- times,
- as
- captivating
- and
- stirring
- now
- as
- it
- was
- when
- it
- was
- first
- published
- in
- 1845.This
- new
- edition
- of
- Douglass’s
- world-changing
- work
- includes
- intimate
- reflections
- from
- modern-day
- leaders,
- a
- foreword
- and
- photograph
- section
- from
- Douglass’s
- direct
- descendants,
- and
- a
- timeline
- beginning
- in
- 1619
- with
- an
- emphasis
- on
- Douglass’s
- life
- and
- family.Whether
- you
- are
- interested
- in
- the
- history
- of
- the
- abolitionist
- movement
- and
- the
- Civil
- War,
- committed
- to
- the
- cause
- of
- abolishing
- modern-day
- slavery,
- or
- need
- renewed
- vigor
- to
- fight
- for
- human
- rights
- today,
- this
- timeless
- book
- will
- equip
- and
- inspire
- you
- to
- follow
- your
- passions,
- knowing
- that
- even
- against
- all
- odds,
- one
- person
- can
- change
- the world.
