My Bondage and My Freedom -- Frederick Douglass

Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, <i>My Bondage and My Freedom</i> reveals the author of the <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass</i> (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. <p/> Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith<br><br><b>Author:</b> Frederick Douglass<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Group<br><b>Published:</b> 02/04/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 432<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.67lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.80h x 5.05w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140439182<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Frederick Douglass, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.<br><p>John David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.</p><br><p>John David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.</