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Douglass, Frederick.
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS : AN AMERICAN SLAVE
New York : Signet Classics, 1997
IL YA
ISBN 0451526732
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                    Frederick Douglass was born into a family of “losers”. You see, the members of his family were slaves. Talking about a challenge! Sadly, I have to tell you that this is not fiction. This is a true story! He and his family were treated far worse than we can ever begin to imagine. But Frederick was determined not to remain a “loser” or a slave. He taught himself to read at the age of eight. That was a risky move since it was punishable by death for a slave to learn to read. Frederick Douglass knew that being able to read and write would be his only hope of escaping this terrible life. He went on to become a famous speaker, a leader among African-Americans and a diplomat to Haiti.
                    Think your life is too much a challenge? Read this book and think again. You can read this book in a few short hours but you’ll never look at life and freedom the same way again.  (Jeff Joness, technomediaman@yahoo.com, Computer Teacher, Chicora Elementary, N.Charleston, S.C., USA)
SUBJECTS:      Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895.
                          African American abolitionists -- Biography.
                          Abolitionists -- Biography.
                          Slaves -- United States -- Biography

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