My Bondage and My Freedom
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My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical slave narrative
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book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Douglass
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surface form:
Frederick Douglass
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| expandsOn | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave ⓘ |
| follows | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | classic of African-American literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
African-American autobiographical writing
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American abolitionist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of Douglass’s childhood in slavery
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account of Douglass’s escape from slavery ⓘ critique of American racism ⓘ critique of American slavery ⓘ reflections on freedom and citizenship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bondage and freedom
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education and literacy ⓘ family separation under slavery ⓘ identity and self-emancipation ⓘ moral hypocrisy of slavery ⓘ religion and slavery ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Douglass
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surface form:
Frederick Douglass
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Northern racism
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detailed analysis of slavery as an institution ⓘ exploration of the meaning of freedom ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 464 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Auburn, New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1855 ⓘ |
| publisher | Miller, Orton & Mulligan ⓘ |
| setting |
Maryland
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Massachusetts ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
Douglass
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surface form:
Frederick Douglass
abolitionism ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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My Bondage and My Freedom
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