My Bondage and My Freedom
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Narrated by:
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Don Hagen
About this listen
This is ex-slave Frederick Douglass' second autobiography. It was written after 10 years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846, and his break with his mentor, William Lloyd Garrison, catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave.
Written during his celebrated career as a newspaper editor and speaker, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, written in 1845, has grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex, with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties.
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- K
- 23-10-24
Nothing like a first hand account!
Less kinky than the title implies, though there are many instances of whips and chains... This story is incredible, insightful, and harrowing at the same time. The only solace as a reader was knowing that my country was one of the few spoken positively of for their treatment towards people of colour and their disgust towards slavery at the time. This autobiography really brings to life the cruel realities of slavery; such as there is no family in slavery - words like brother and sister have meaning only in a dictionary, same with mother and father. These are people you know to be your relatives but you feel no kinship towards as you had been separated from each other long before bonds could form. Then the fact the slaves could not trust anyone, white or black, and the fact even after gaining their freedom they were still not free at home which really brings out the reality of that era. Not to mention after his freedom he was then called an imposter pretending to be a former slave, while still running the risk of being captured and returned to slavery... life didn't suddenly become easy just because their slavery had ended and this book highlights that like no other I've read before.
Recommend playing the narration at 1.3x speed.
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- diana lowe
- 09-03-24
Excellent
This gave me an excellent understanding of the horrors of slavery and the need to treat everybody equally. I recommend this for anybody that is interested in understanding the history of slavery in America.
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