The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American SlaveThe Floating Press, 2009/01/01 - 178 ページ Frederick Douglass was an ex-slave and a great orator in early 19th-century USA. His autobiography details his experiences as a slave and is considered the most famous such work, though many similar were written by his contemporaries. This work also influenced and fueled the abolitionist movement, in which Douglass was an important figure. |
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