Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 1224 Douglass, Frederick 1818 1895 Bailey, Frederick Augustus Washington Baly, Frederick Augustus Washington Douglas, Frederick My Bondage and My Freedom Mike Lough and David Widger "My Bondage and My Freedom" by Frederick Douglass is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. This significant work explores the profound injustices of slavery through the eyes of Douglass, who chronicles his journey from enslavement to freedom and his reflections on the nature of human rights and dignity. At the start of the book, Douglass details his early life as a slave, reminiscing about his childhood in Tuckahoe, Maryland, where he lived with his grandmother and the harsh realities of being separated from his family. He shares poignant memories of his grandmother's care and the painful knowledge of being defined as property, rather than a human being. Douglass sets a foundation for discussing the psychological and emotional toll of slavery, introducing themes of identity, loss, and the longing for freedom, creating an impactful narrative that critiques the institution of slavery itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Enslaved persons -- Maryland -- Social conditions -- 19th century African American abolitionists -- Biography Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century Fugitive slaves -- Maryland -- Biography Plantation life -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century E300 Text Slavery African American Writers Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 822962 823189 2024-09-01T04:43:21.683143 2023-10-01T04:35:20.158562 text/html text/html 836732 2022-06-12T02:30:51 text/html 422132 2024-09-01T04:43:31.073121 application/epub+zip 422821 2024-09-01T04:43:23.432147 application/epub+zip 422821 2024-09-01T04:43:22.419265 application/epub+zip 636925 2024-09-01T04:43:37.631150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595610 2024-09-01T04:43:30.375118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595753 2022-09-01T04:49:20.465163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798820 798810 2024-09-01T04:43:20.914159 2023-10-01T04:35:19.406574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 798598 2022-06-12T02:36:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20478 2024-09-01T04:43:37.774091 application/rdf+xml 12689 2024-09-01T04:43:22.790132 image/jpeg 3440 2024-09-01T04:43:22.609118 image/jpeg 310479 2022-06-12T02:36:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 315377 2022-06-12T02:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 369058 2024-09-01T04:43:21.761181 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia