Frederick Douglass born a slave, educated himself, escaped, and made himself one of the greatest leaders in American History. His anti-slavery speeches were intelligent, brilliant, and eloquent, which made many people question if he really was a slave. To prove them wrong, Douglass decided to write his own story. Douglass wrote three autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), and Life and Time Frederick Douglass (1881). This paper will explore the quality of Douglass work from a literary standpoint. This paper will also give details of the events shaping Douglass’s life and writing career. Moreover, this paper finds Douglass a writer of great importance based on the criteria of theme, impact, and originality of subject matter. By examining “life and times” of this black author, the reader should recognize the wide spread influence of Douglass’s writing on anti-slavery, other anti-slavery writers, and......
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