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Title: My Bondage and My Freedom (The Frederick Douglas Papers, Series Two: Autobiographical Writings, Vol. 2) by Frederick Douglass, John W. Blassingame, John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, L. Diane Barnes, Sean P. Adams, Gerald Fulkerson ISBN: 0-300-09173-7 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One Man's Journey; Inspiration for a Nation
Comment: Standing in line at the Lincoln Memorial, a book beckoned to me that I previously hadn't seen before. The face of Frederick Douglas grabbed my attention; a man that I've respected for many years, encountering him mainly through my study of Abraham Lincoln. On the spur of the moment, I snatched up a copy of "My Bondage and My Freedom", and within a few days, my admiration in Frederick Douglass was transformed from interest to awe.
Frederick Douglass orginially penned his book as a response to people's accusations that someone as articulate and composed as he couldn't possibly be a former slave. With that goal in mind, Douglass wrote his memoirs, in a straight forward, powerful way. In the book, he painfully and honestly documents the path his early life took; the memories of being owned, how slaves coped during these times, and how he managed to pull himself out of it all.
While Douglass' life in itself is amazing, (as he describes the amazing process he undertook to learn how to read), what amazed me even more are Douglass' discourses that he sprinkles through the book, discussing relevant issues during the time. In one instance, he addresses the concern about why slaves simply didn't run away from their oppressive situations. It's almost as if you can actually hear the people talking to Douglass and he responding to them.
This book does not only tell the tale of a truly amazing American, but gives us a unique insight to the times. This book should be required reading in every high school in this country.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing! Will Inspire All Who Read.
Comment: This is an absolutely amazing book. Douglass is truly one of the most amazing figures from America's dark era of slavery. His story, from his roots in Talbot County, Maryland, to his freedom above the Mason-Dixon, will amaze anyone who reads it.
After reading this book, I couldn't believe how one human being could overcome such trials and tribulations as Douglass did. He is a self-learned individual, a truly gifted orator, and a real icon of our country's history. Don't sleep on this man's story!
Rating: 5
Summary: My Bondage of Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Comment: What are your impressions of Frederick Douglass? What would you say about Douglass observation that "conscience cannot stand much violence? Do you think it was possible to be a good slave owner?Why or why not? Why does Douglass view slaveholders as well as slaves as victims of slavery? Why is education incompatible with slavery? Why do you think the white children's attitude toward slavery is different from that of their parents? How would you describe Douglass attitude towards Mrs. Auld?
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Title: My Passage at the New Orleans Tribune : A Memoir of the Civil War Era by Jean-Charles Houzeau, David C. Rankin, Gerard F. Denault ISBN: 0807126896 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself by Frederick Douglass, John W. Blassingame, John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, Gerald Fulkerson ISBN: 0300087012 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Black No More : A Novel by GEORGE SCHUYLER ISBN: 037575380X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 29 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois ISBN: 0486280411 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson ISBN: 048628512X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 10 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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