I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvest-time, cherry-time, spring-time, or fall-time. A want of information concerning my...

Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement from Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time he was described by abolitionists as a living counter-example to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. Northerners at the time found it hard to believe that such a great orator had once been a slave....

My Bondage and My Freedom By Frederick Douglass, Tao Editorial (Edited by)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave By Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States. The book encompasses eleven chapters that recount Douglass' life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a best selling classic that recounts Douglass' life as a slave and his desire to become a free man.

Since childhood, Frederick had a sacred thirst for freedom. It was in his mind all the time and he questioned the rights of his master to own his actions and thoughts. But how to escape the bondage? It was a formidable task, but one he was willing to try. Will he succeed and by which method?

All these questions plague him every night in the little cot where he slept. Until he came up with a plan and share it with some friends so they could join him. Oh, but what a surprise, when one of them snitch on them... A fatal blow. Even more deeply felt than the angry strikes from his master....

Frederick Douglass, (1818 - 1895) was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings.