Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

an American Slave, Written by Himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, CriticismThis is the autobiography of a former slave, who freed himself in the 1830s. It has a calm, matter-of-fact tone, that greatly enhances the power of the narrative. He doesn’t try to exaggerate the horrors of slavery. nor does he pink a rosy picture. Just shares his personal story as he lived it. A, thinking, intelligent man, who analyzed the circumstances and saw deeper into the causes, than most. Later he became prominent in the abolitionist movement and other progressive issues. For example he was one of the people who signed the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848, the first document in the US asking for equal rights for women. Having said all of this, it is also a novel, easy to follow even 160 years later. But knowing that every word of it is true makes it more extraordinary.

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