Slavery and abolition of slavery

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator and statesman.

"e;Up from Slavery"e; is the autobiography of Booker T.

"e;Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave"e; is a self-published autobiography by an American abolitionist and former slave, Henry Walton Bibb.

"e;Uncle Tom's Story of His Life"e; is a slave narrative written by Josiah Henson, who would later become famous for being the basis of the title character from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

"e;Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"e; is a memoir on abolition written by Frederick Douglass.

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The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture.

Thirteen years ago, I came to your door, a weary fugitive from chains and stripes.

Here in one omnibus edition are Booker T.

In My Larger Education, Booker T.

Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day.

Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written.

Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass'' magazine articles: "My Escape from Slavery," and "Reconstruction," as well as his address "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a black civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent men whose rose up from slavery to greatness.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier.

Twelve Years a Slave' is a unique, unflinching record of slavery from the inside, and the incredible account of one man whose life was ripped from him and who fought to get it back.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an African American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar.

Today Frederick Douglass is best known for his autobiographies; but while he was alive he was known as a fiery orator who was always in demand.

In Frederick Douglass' autobiography 'My Bondage and My Freedom' we can see the power of literacy and belief.

The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, is a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831

Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier.

Truth spoke about abolition, women's rights, prison reform, and preached to the Legislature against capital punishment.

Here is the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier.

Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass' magazine articles: "e;My Escape from Slavery,"e; and "e;Reconstruction,"e; as well as his address "e;The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.

Here are six historic essays on the state of race relations during the Reconstruction and early twentieth century, written from the African American point of view.

Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written.

The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality.

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, he escaped a brutal system and through sheer force of will educated himself and became an abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer.

Die Geschichte beginnt auf der Plantage von Arthur Shelby in Kentucky, der in finanzielle Not gerät und deshalb seinen Sklaven Tom verkauft.

"e;The Souls of Black Folk"e; is a classic work of American literature and a cornerstone of African-American literary history.

First published in 1872, The Underground Railroad is a fascinating collection of slaves' own narratives of their escapes from bondage.

Frederick Douglass was born in 1817 and lived for ten years as a slave upon a Maryland plantation.

"e;Even a name by which to be known among men, slavery had denied me.

Kidnapped.

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855.

From bondage to freedom.

El Reglamento de esclavos de Cuba apareció en un Bando de Gobernación y Policía de la Isla de Cuba.

A classic story of agonizing circumstances and enduring hope, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eloquent account of a young man's life under slavery and his eventual escape.

Dies ist Band 2 der Trilogie "Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave", die detailgetreue Übersetzung des Bestsellers "12 Years A Slave", verfilmt 2013, bereits heute ausgezeichnet mit dem Golden Globe als Bester Film und einer der ersten Anwärter auf den Oscar.

Dies ist Band 3 der Trilogie "Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave", die detailgetreue Übersetzung des Bestsellers "12 Years A Slave", verfilmt 2013, bereits heute ausgezeichnet mit dem Golden Globe als Bester Film und einer der ersten Anwärter auf den Oscar.

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The slave narrative is a type of literary work that is made up of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations.

Solomon Northup tells the story of his life, the thrilling story of a free colored man, kidnapped in Washington in 1841, sold into slavery, and, after a twelve years' bondage, reclaimed by State Authority from a cotton plantation in Louisiana.

"e;Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"e; is s generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period.