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4.14 AVERAGE
This was sad and upsetting but very well written. It was very interesting hearing about the experience that Frederick Douglass had as a slave both in a Maryland plantation and in Baltimore and the differences between being a slave in a city or rural area. Worth a read to hear a first person experience of someone born a slave teaching himself to read and write, and working within the system as much as he can to try to free himself.
I read this and Uncle Tim’s Cabin back to back. It makes me thankful for my life even on what I would call a “bad” day. The things that slaves had to endure are almost unimaginable. I found his commentary about religion at the very end very thought-provoking.
I don’t often have regret after reading a book but upon finishing Frederick Douglass’s Narrative I am full of regret for simply this reason: I fail to understand why I have not read this sooner? Why was I never “made” to read this growing up?
My children were reading it for school and I was interested in reading it but almost passed it by. I am so thankful I didn’t.
This Narrative is a sobering and heartbreaking look at American slavery. What struck me the most was the complicity of those who claimed the name of Christ. That is why I especially appreciated the Appendix where Douglass contrasted true biblical Christianity with the false slave holding Christianity. It’s a strong warning - beyond slavery - for all who claim to follow Jesus but who live a life of disobedience to Scripture.
My children were reading it for school and I was interested in reading it but almost passed it by. I am so thankful I didn’t.
This Narrative is a sobering and heartbreaking look at American slavery. What struck me the most was the complicity of those who claimed the name of Christ. That is why I especially appreciated the Appendix where Douglass contrasted true biblical Christianity with the false slave holding Christianity. It’s a strong warning - beyond slavery - for all who claim to follow Jesus but who live a life of disobedience to Scripture.
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Very good. Very heavy. I love his take on how Christian’s in the American south aren’t Christian’s and how they are just hypocrites. The take is still hot to this day.
challenging
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence