My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

My Bondage and My Freedom

The Autobiographies #2

Frederick Douglass

426 pages first pub 1855 (view editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Readers who appreciate profound, introspective explorations of resilience and freedom through the lens of personal struggle and historical transformation will find this autobiography deeply compelling.

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Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the fore...

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informative: 87%

reflective: 64%

emotional: 61%

challenging: 58%

dark: 48%

inspiring: 48%

hopeful: 38%

sad: 30%

tense: 23%

adventurous: 15%


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