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Life and times of Frederick Douglass

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An autobiographical memoir traces the author's childhood under bondage, his separation from family, and formative experiences on a plantation. It recounts his clandestine learning to read, escape to freedom, and development into a leading antislavery lecturer and activist. The account follows his work editing an influential newspaper, participation in rescue and recruitment efforts for Black soldiers, encounters with political leaders, and involvement in Reconstruction-era public service. Vivid episodes and portraits of people encountered are combined with sustained reflections on the institutions of slavery, racial injustice, moral responsibility, and the ongoing struggle for equality.

LIFE AND TIMES
OF
FREDERICK DOUGLASS,

Written by Himself.

HIS EARLY LIFE AS A SLAVE, HIS ESCAPE FROM BONDAGE,

AND HIS COMPLETE HISTORY
TO THE
PRESENT TIME

INCLUDING HIS CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT; HIS LABORS IN GREAT
BRITAIN AS WELL AS IN HIS OWN COUNTRY; HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE CONDUCT OF
AN INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER; HIS CONNECTION WITH THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD; HIS RELATIONS WITH JOHN BROWN AND THE HARPER’S
FERRY RAID; HIS RECRUITING THE 54th AND 55th MASS.
COLORED REGIMENTS; HIS INTERVIEWS WITH
PRESIDENTS LINCOLN AND JOHNSON;
HIS APPOINTMENT BY GEN. GRANT TO ACCOMPANY THE SANTO DOMINGO COMMISSION; ALSO
TO A SEAT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HIS APPOINTMENT AS
UNITED STATES MARSHAL BY PRESIDENT R. B. HAYES; ALSO HIS APPOINTMENT
BY PRESIDENT J. A. GARFIELD TO BE RECORDER OF DEEDS IN
WASHINGTON; WITH MANY OTHER INTERESTING AND
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF HIS MOST
EVENTFUL LIFE;

WITH AN INTRODUCTION,
By Mr. GEORGE L. RUFFIN,
OF BOSTON.

HARTFORD, CONN.:
PARK PUBLISHING CO.

GEO. M. REWELL & CO., Cleveland, Ohio; J. S. GOODMAN & CO., Chicago, Ill.;
SUN PUBLISHING CO., St. Louis, Mo.; PHILLIPS & HUNT,
San Francisco, Cal.

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