Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

144 pages first pub 1845 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies....

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emotional 58%
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sad 47%
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tense 27%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 7%

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