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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Commentaries by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller

By Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs
Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Commentaries by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller

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    About Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
    Commentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller
     
    This Modern Library edition combines two of the most important African American slave narratives—crucial works that each illuminate and inform the other.
     
    Frederick Douglass’s Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass’s own triumph over it.
     
    Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs’s account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains essential reading.
     
    Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

    About Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume.

    Frederick Douglass’s Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass’s own triumph over it.

    Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs’s account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains crucial reading. These narratives illuminate and inform each other. This edition includes an incisive Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and extensive annotations.

    About Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
    Commentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller
     
    This Modern Library edition combines two of the most important African American slave narratives—crucial works that each illuminate and inform the other.
     
    Frederick Douglass’s Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass’s own triumph over it.
     
    Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs’s account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains essential reading.
     
    Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

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    About Frederick Douglass

    FREDERICK DOUGLASS, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly… More about Frederick Douglass

    About Frederick Douglass

    FREDERICK DOUGLASS, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly… More about Frederick Douglass

    About Frederick Douglass

    FREDERICK DOUGLASS, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly… More about Frederick Douglass

    Product Details

    Category: Civil War Period | Literary Collections | Nonfiction Classics

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Oct 10, 2000 | 432 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679783282

    Category: Civil War Period | Literary Collections | Nonfiction Classics

    Mass Market Paperback | $6.95
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 28, 2004 | 464 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345478238

    Category: Civil War Period | Literary Collections | Nonfiction Classics

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 06, 2011 | 464 Pages | ISBN 9780307796875

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