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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
Can't believe it has taken me until now to read this classic treasure - Douglas' autobiography. Brilliantly and powerfully captures first hand the terrible reality of a slave's life during the decades just before the Civil War, and Douglas' own struggle to become literate, and then to escape to the north and (relative) freedom. Concludes with a scathing afterwards directed at the especially religious southern Christians who somehow believed themselves pious while exhibiting incredible cruelty to a whole people simply because of their race. Even now, 170+ years later, there are plenty of lessons in Douglas' life and writing for every American - indeed, every human.