Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

'Life and Times of Frederick Douglass' is the third and last autobiography of Frederick Douglass. In this finial memoir Douglas gives more details about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery than he did in his two previous autobiographies. 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. Contents: Author's Birth Removal From Grandmother's Troubles of Childhood A General Survey of the Slave Plantation A Slaveholder's Character A Child's Reasoning Luxuries at the Great House Characteristics of Overseers Change of Location Learning to Read Growing in Knowledge Religious Nature Awakened The Vicissitudes of Slave Life Experience in St. Michaels Covey, the Negro Breaker Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vise The Last Flogging New Relations and Duties The Runaway Plot Escape From Slavery Life as a Freeman Introduced to the Abolitionists Recollections of Old Friends One Hundred Conventions Impressions Abroad Triumphs and Trials John Brown and Mrs. Stowe Increasing Demands of the Slave Power The Beginning of the End Secession and War Hope for the Nation Vast Changes Living and Learning Weighed in the Balance 'Time Makes All Things Even' Incidents and Events 'Honor to Whom Honor' Retrospection Later Life A Grand Occasion Doubts as to Garfield's Course Recorder of Deeds President Cleveland's Administration The Supreme Court Decision Defeat of James G. Blaine European Tour Continuation of European Tour The Campaign of 1888 Administration of President Harrison Minister to Haïti Continued Negotiations for the Môle St. Nicolas

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"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass" is the third and last autobiography of Frederick Douglass. In this finial memoir Douglas gives more details about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery than he did in his two previous autobiographies. 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.Contents: Author's BirthRemoval From Grandmother'sTroubles of ChildhoodA General Survey of the Slave PlantationA Slaveholder's CharacterA Child's ReasoningLuxuries at the Great HouseCharacteristics of OverseersChange of LocationLearning to ReadGrowing in KnowledgeReligious Nature AwakenedThe Vicissitudes of Slave LifeExperience in St. MichaelsCovey, the Negro BreakerAnother Pressure of the Tyrant's ViseThe Last FloggingNew Relations and DutiesThe Runaway PlotEscape From SlaveryLife as a FreemanIntroduced to the AbolitionistsRecollections of Old FriendsOne Hundred ConventionsImpressions AbroadTriumphs and TrialsJohn Brown and Mrs. StoweIncreasing Demands of the Slave PowerThe Beginning of the EndSecession and WarHope for the NationVast ChangesLiving and LearningWeighed in the Balance"Time Makes All Things Even"Incidents and Events"Honor to Whom Honor"RetrospectionLater LifeA Grand OccasionDoubts as to Garfield's CourseRecorder of DeedsPresident Cleveland's AdministrationThe Supreme Court DecisionDefeat of James G. BlaineEuropean TourContinuation of European TourThe Campaign of 1888Administration of President HarrisonMinister to HaïtiContinued Negotiations for the Môle St. Nicolas