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Title: My Bondage and My Freedom
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bondage_and_My_Freedom
Credits: Mike Lough and David Widger
Summary: "My Bondage and My Freedom" by Frederick Douglass is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. This significant work explores the profound injustices of slavery through the eyes of Douglass, who chronicles his journey from enslavement to freedom and his reflections on the nature of human rights and dignity. At the start of the book, Douglass details his early life as a slave, reminiscing about his childhood in Tuckahoe, Maryland, where he lived with his grandmother and the harsh realities of being separated from his family. He shares poignant memories of his grandmother's care and the painful knowledge of being defined as property, rather than a human being. Douglass sets a foundation for discussing the psychological and emotional toll of slavery, introducing themes of identity, loss, and the longing for freedom, creating an impactful narrative that critiques the institution of slavery itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
EBook No.: 202
Published: Jul 2, 2008
Downloads: 1283
Language: English
Subject: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject: Enslaved persons -- Maryland -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Subject: African American abolitionists -- Biography
Subject: Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
Subject: Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Subject: Fugitive slaves -- Maryland -- Biography
Subject: Plantation life -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century
LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: My Bondage and My Freedom
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bondage_and_My_Freedom
Credits: Mike Lough and David Widger
Summary: "My Bondage and My Freedom" by Frederick Douglass is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. This significant work explores the profound injustices of slavery through the eyes of Douglass, who chronicles his journey from enslavement to freedom and his reflections on the nature of human rights and dignity. At the start of the book, Douglass details his early life as a slave, reminiscing about his childhood in Tuckahoe, Maryland, where he lived with his grandmother and the harsh realities of being separated from his family. He shares poignant memories of his grandmother's care and the painful knowledge of being defined as property, rather than a human being. Douglass sets a foundation for discussing the psychological and emotional toll of slavery, introducing themes of identity, loss, and the longing for freedom, creating an impactful narrative that critiques the institution of slavery itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
EBook No.: 202
Published: Jul 2, 2008
Downloads: 1283
Language: English
Subject: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject: Enslaved persons -- Maryland -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Subject: African American abolitionists -- Biography
Subject: Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography
Subject: Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Subject: Fugitive slaves -- Maryland -- Biography
Subject: Plantation life -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century
LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.