My Bondage and My Freedom

Name: My Bondage and My Freedom
Author: Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass

Extended autobiography: slavery, freedom struggle, and national significance

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Frederick Douglass

America's most important African American intellectual and activist, Douglass escaped slavery to become the foremost voice of the abolitionist movement. His Narrative is the most powerful slave autobiography in the language. He was an advisor to Lincoln and a powerful advocate for women's suffrage as well.

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