![]() ![]() Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave fell into obscurity after the Civil War for the better part of 100 years, until the Harvard University Press revived Frederick’s Narrative in 1960.Īlthough literacy of black slaves was denounced by the majority of white Americans, and slave owners vehemently abhorred such practice, Douglass’ command of written word defies the institution of illiteracy that perpetuated the proliferation of slavery. 6.1 Analysis of King's Letter from Birmingham JailĪ Literary Analysis of the Douglass NarrativeĪt twenty-seven, living as a free black man in New England, unfree of prejudice and racism, having escaped slavery at the age of twenty, Frederick Douglass recounts his life as a former slave. ![]()
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