Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave /
Douglass, Frederick.
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / written by Himself. - Critical edition. - 1 online resource (262 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Narrative [of the life of Frederick Douglass]. -- The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America : "Of slavery" Slavery defended from scripture, against the attacks of the abolitionists : excerpt "Insurrection of the blacks" Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : preamble Bill of sale manumitting Douglass Douglass and his contemporary critics: Review of the "Narrative" Review of the 'Narrative' Review of the 'Narrative' "Gleams of light" "To tell the public : falsehood refuted" Letter to William Lloyd Garrison The classic slave narratives : excerpt Gender-related difference in the slave narratives : excerpt To tell a free story : excerpt From behind the veil : excerpt Four Maryland families -- Historical annotation to the narrative. John W. Blassingame. -- Alexander McCaine -- Walker's appeal to the coloured citizens of the world : excerpt David Walker -- Niles Weekly Register -- Extract from a discourse delivered before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves Samuel Miller -- Frederick Douglass -- Hugh Auld. -- Anonymous -- Margaret Fuller -- Maria Weston Chapman -- A citizen of Maryland -- A.C.C. Thompson -- Frederick Douglass. -- Winifred Morgan -- William L. Andrews -- Robert B. Stepto. -- John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, and Heather L. Kaufman. -- Preface -- Introduction / Historical context: (1798) -- (1842) / (1829) / (1831) / (1797) / (1833) -- "I have come to tell you something about slavery" (1841) / (1846) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1846) / Scholarly assessments: (1987) / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- (1994) / (1986) / (1979) / Afterword / Chronology --
A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass's memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students' understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of race in American society. Offering readers a new appreciation of Douglass's world, it includes documents relating to the slave narrative genre and to the later career of an essential figure in the nineteenth-century abolition movement.
In English.
9780300225297 (electronic bk.) 0300225296 (electronic bk.)
10.12987/9780300225297 doi
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
African Americans--Biography.
African American abolitionists--Biography.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
Noirs américains--Biographies.
Abolitionnistes--États-Unis--Biographies.
Esclaves--États-Unis--Biographies.
Abolitionnistes noirs américains--Biographies.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Slaves.
African American abolitionists.
Abolitionists.
African Americans.
United States.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E449.N377 2016
973.8/092
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / written by Himself. - Critical edition. - 1 online resource (262 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Narrative [of the life of Frederick Douglass]. -- The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America : "Of slavery" Slavery defended from scripture, against the attacks of the abolitionists : excerpt "Insurrection of the blacks" Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : preamble Bill of sale manumitting Douglass Douglass and his contemporary critics: Review of the "Narrative" Review of the 'Narrative' Review of the 'Narrative' "Gleams of light" "To tell the public : falsehood refuted" Letter to William Lloyd Garrison The classic slave narratives : excerpt Gender-related difference in the slave narratives : excerpt To tell a free story : excerpt From behind the veil : excerpt Four Maryland families -- Historical annotation to the narrative. John W. Blassingame. -- Alexander McCaine -- Walker's appeal to the coloured citizens of the world : excerpt David Walker -- Niles Weekly Register -- Extract from a discourse delivered before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves Samuel Miller -- Frederick Douglass -- Hugh Auld. -- Anonymous -- Margaret Fuller -- Maria Weston Chapman -- A citizen of Maryland -- A.C.C. Thompson -- Frederick Douglass. -- Winifred Morgan -- William L. Andrews -- Robert B. Stepto. -- John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, and Heather L. Kaufman. -- Preface -- Introduction / Historical context: (1798) -- (1842) / (1829) / (1831) / (1797) / (1833) -- "I have come to tell you something about slavery" (1841) / (1846) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1845) / (1846) / Scholarly assessments: (1987) / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- (1994) / (1986) / (1979) / Afterword / Chronology --
A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass's memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students' understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of race in American society. Offering readers a new appreciation of Douglass's world, it includes documents relating to the slave narrative genre and to the later career of an essential figure in the nineteenth-century abolition movement.
In English.
9780300225297 (electronic bk.) 0300225296 (electronic bk.)
10.12987/9780300225297 doi
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
African Americans--Biography.
African American abolitionists--Biography.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
Noirs américains--Biographies.
Abolitionnistes--États-Unis--Biographies.
Esclaves--États-Unis--Biographies.
Abolitionnistes noirs américains--Biographies.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Slaves.
African American abolitionists.
Abolitionists.
African Americans.
United States.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E449.N377 2016
973.8/092