Frederick Douglass - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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2 TITLE PAGE NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS The Black History Classic FREDERICK DOUGLASS With an Introduction by DEBRA NEWMAN HAM & TOM BUTLER-BOWDON

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4 INTRODUCTION EARLY LIFE MERE CHATTEL GLIMPSING ANOTHER WORLD PLOTTING ESCAPE FLEEING NORTH WRITER AND SPEAKER DOUGLASS AND CHRISTIANITY LATER YEARS FURTHER READING

5 ABOUT DEBRA NEWMAN HAM

6 ABOUT TOM BUTLER-BOWDON

7 PREFACE

8 LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS

With an Introduction by

DEBRA NEWMAN HAM & TOM BUTLER-BOWDON

This edition first published 2021

Introduction copyright © 2021 Debra Newman Ham and Tom Butler-Bowdon

The material for this edition is based on the 1845 edition of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, published by The Anti-Slavery Office, Boston.

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