Frederick Douglass Audio

Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech outlining the hypocritical nature of slavery in the United States of America.

Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded.

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855.

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, and it seemed likely that he would live and die a slave since...

This first of three autobiographies written by a man who was an escaped slave and internationally famous abolitionist covers the period from his life as a slave to his escape to the North at age twenty-one.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.

A dramatic autobiography of the great 19th century black leader and abolitionist.

First published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography.

Douglass spent his first 20 years in slavery, before escaping to the North. As a slave, he experienced both the kindness of his master's wife, who taught him to read, as well as the cruelty of sadistic overseers. This powerful story helped recruit many to the abolitionist cause.