Narrative of the Life Frederick Douglass
An American Slave

"Once you learn to read you will forever be free" This is powerful, so, so powerful. This is a remarkable achievement considering it is written in such a straight forward manner by a man who taught himself to read. There is no embellishment or dramatic imagery here; it is simple, straightforward......more

Every once in awhile you read what I call a 'satori' book...you see things from a perspective that will never let you go back to your previously held beliefs. This book really opened my eyes to slavery and the toll it took on countless human beings. Frederick Douglass is truly one of the great intel......more

Narrating the unthinkable was a task to which Frederick Douglass was more than equal. A self-taught polymath, Frederick Douglass was an enslaved man who secured his freedom by outwitting and out-thinking his captors, and by outdoing them in sheer determination and inner strength as well. Once he gai......more

Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my ne......more

Book Review I first read the biographical introduction about Frederick Douglass and learned many new things. I knew he wrote a few autobiographies, but I never knew that he spanned them over 40 years of writing and that he lived for close to 80 years. I then read both the preface by Garri......more