Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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| instanceOf |
abolitionist literature
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autobiography → book → slave narrative → |
| aim |
to expose the realities of slavery
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to support the abolitionist movement → |
| author |
Frederick Douglass
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| canonicalStatus |
classic of American literature
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foundational text of African American literature → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
Douglass’s acquisition of literacy
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Douglass’s escape from slavery → Douglass’s resistance to slaveholders → Frederick Douglass’s childhood in slavery → physical brutality of slavery → psychological brutality of slavery → |
| firstPersonNarrator |
Frederick Douglass
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| followedBy |
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
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My Bondage and My Freedom → |
| form |
first-person narrative
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| genre |
abolitionist literature
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autobiography → slave narrative → |
| hasLetterBy |
Wendell Phillips
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| hasPrefaceBy |
William Lloyd Garrison
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| includedIn |
American literature curricula
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| influenced |
African American literature
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American abolitionist discourse → civil rights thought → |
| literaryMovement |
abolitionism
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| notableTheme |
dehumanization under slavery
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power of education → self-emancipation → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| placeOfPublication |
Boston
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| publicationYear |
1845
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| publisher |
Anti-Slavery Office
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| setting |
American South
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Baltimore → Maryland → |
| subjectMatter |
African American history
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abolitionism → freedom → human rights → literacy → slavery in the United States → |
| timePeriod |
antebellum United States
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early 19th century → |
| title |
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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American Renaissance
("Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass")
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My Bondage and My Freedom
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My Bondage and My Freedom
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My Bondage and My Freedom
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American abolitionist movement
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Frederick Douglass
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Frederick Douglass
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