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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass1845

History
OutlineEssential Cut available

The Thesis

“From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom.”

— Frederick Douglass

Contents

  1. 1AN AMERICAN SLAVE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.65 w
  2. 2PREFACE3,118 w
  3. 3LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.1,070 w
  4. 4FREDERICK DOUGLASS.257 w
  5. 5CHAPTER I2,042 w
  6. 6CHAPTER II2,010 w
  7. 7CHAPTER III1,450 w
  8. 8CHAPTER IV1,571 w
  9. 9CHAPTER V1,656 w
  10. 10CHAPTER VI1,281 w
  11. 11CHAPTER VII2,458 w
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII1,788 w
  13. 13CHAPTER IX2,031 w
  14. 14CHAPTER X12,755 w
  15. 15CHAPTER XI5,271 w
  16. 16APPENDIX1,880 w

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Frederick Douglass · first published 1845

Source edition: Anti-Slavery Office, Boston, 1845

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