Early Life and Enslavement

Struggle for Literacy and Knowledge

Cruelties and Brutalities of Slavery

Spiritual Awakening and Further Cruelty

Hope Turns to Desolate Despair

Planned Escape and Its Failure

The Life in the City and Final Escape

Reflections on Religion and Slavery

Life in the North and Abolitionist Activities

A Vision for the Future

This is the autobiographical account of Frederick Douglass, an American social reformer and former slave. It graphically illustrates his experiences in slavery and his journey to becoming an eminent abolitionist, providing a historic perspective on American slavery in the 19th century.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass