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My Bondage and My FreedomFrederick Douglass

My Bondage and My Freedom

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Original author: Frederick Douglass

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"My Bondage and My Freedom" by Frederick Douglass is an autobiographical slave narrative published in 1855. The second of Douglass's three autobiographies, it expands upon his first narrative, depicting in greater detail his journey from enslavement to freedom. Following his liberation, Douglass became a prominent abolitionist, orator, author, newspaper publisher, and advocate for women's rights. The book features an introduction by James McCune Smith, whom Douglass called the "foremost black influence" of his life.

My Bondage and My Freedom, by Frederick Douglass. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #202.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter976 words
  2. 2.Introduction5,896 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: Childhood2,612 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Removed from My First Home1,970 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Parentage2,811 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: A General Survey of the Slave Plantation4,863 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery2,637 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd’s Plantation4,992 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Life in the Great House3,241 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: A Chapter of Horrors2,571 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Personal Treatment3,198 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Life in Baltimore2,735 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: “A Change Came O’er the Spirit of My Dream”3,208 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: Religious Nature Awakened2,818 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: The Vicissitudes of Slave Life3,146 words
  1. 16.Chapter XIV: Experience in St. Michael’s5,423 words
  2. 17.Chapter XV: Covey, the Negro Breaker5,093 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVI: Another Pressure of the Tyrant’s Vice2,994 words
  4. 19.Chapter XVII: The Last Flogging4,706 words
  5. 20.Chapter XVIII: New Relations and Duties5,536 words
  6. 21.Chapter XIX: The Run-Away Plot9,172 words
  7. 22.Chapter XX: Apprenticeship Life4,775 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXI: My Escape from Slavery3,867 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXII: Liberty Attained5,881 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXIII: Introduced to the Abolitionists2,064 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXIV: Twenty-One Months in Great Britain7,363 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXV: Various Incidents (1)8,107 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXV: Various Incidents (2)8,945 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXV: Various Incidents (3)8,875 words
  15. 30.Chapter XXV: Various Incidents (4)2,767 words