Frederick Douglass

My Bondage and My Freedom

Editor’s Preface Introduction   James McCune Smith The Author’s Childhood Place of Birth Character of the District Time of Birth—My Grandparents Character of my Grandmother The Log Cabin—Its Charms First Knowledge of Being a Slave Old Master—Griefs and Joys of Childhood Comparative Happiness of the Slave-Boy and his White Brother The Author Removed From His First …

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Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave My Bondage and My Freedom Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Chronology Note on the Texts   Henry Louis Gates Jr Notes   Henry Louis Gates Jr