FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection: Autobiographies, 50+ Speeches, Articles & Letters (ePub)

Frederick Douglass (c.1818-1895), born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was an iconic American abolitionist, orator, author, and social reformer. His legacy rests on his powerful advocacy for civil rights and his penetrating critiques of slavery and racial injustices through his articulately composed speeches and publications. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland, but he escaped at the age of 20 and went on to become a leading voice for the abolition of slavery and for social justice. His first autobiography, 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave', published in 1845, is a seminal work in the American literary canon that unveiled the brutal realities of slavery to a broader audience. Douglass's literary style combines the eloquence of a trained orator with the passionate intensity of an emancipated slave striving to expose the inhumanity of the system that once owned him. His later autobiographies, 'My Bondage and My Freedom' (1855) and 'Life and Times of Frederick Douglass' (1881, revised in 1892), further detail his life journey and reflections on the antebellum era, Civil War, and the Reconstruction. Included in 'FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection: Autobiographies, 50+ Speeches, Articles & Letters' are not only his autobiographies but an array of his orations and writings that give insight into his political thoughts and reformist ideas. Douglass' work is characterized by its incisive analysis, narrative power, and its unyielding pursuit for freedom and equality. His contributions have enshrined him as a foundational figure in American history and literature.