Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the 19th century. ... Douglas proved to be an impressive public speaker and writer, he eventually immortalized his life story (whether as a slave or a free man) in three autobiographies, which are Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845) My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881). ... Our concerned for today is a production that is universally regarded as the finest example of a slave narrative tradition and Douglass' most accomplished work, tha...

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Frederick Douglass began his life as a common slave but proved to be a phenomenon by breaking free of all boundaries placed upon him. ... To prove his legitimacy Douglass published his first book in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. ... In 1847, connections made in Britain had paid for his Freedom; Douglas was safe to return to America. Upon returning to America, Douglas totally immersed himself into the black slavery problem and became devoted to help in any and every way. ... Douglas was present at the first feminist convention held in Seneca Falls in 1848. ...

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS Also known as: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Frederick Johnson "Without struggle there is no progress" Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, a slave in Talbot County, Maryland somewhere around the time of 1817(?) ... In my essay I am going to just overview the book, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, which was written by him-self. ... Frederick Douglass has always been a very interesting man to me and now I am going to describe the life of a slave as told by him the best way I possible can. ... This was the...

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Three such speakers during that time were Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs. ... " speech to appeal to her audience based on her character as a woman and Frederick Douglas utilized primarily logos and political references in his fervent "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?... The account of Harriet Jacobs in Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, was different from Sojourner Truth's account because it was Jacobs' autobiography detailing her enslavement. ... These slave narratives were powerful in the abolitionists' effort to...

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