Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

ISBN: 1607961202 EAN: 9781607961208

Publisher: WWW.Bnpublishing.com (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 6.99 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: May 01, 2009

Publisher Marketing: A masterpiece of American literature, Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" is a powerful story of an enslaved youth coming to social and moral consciousness by disobeying his owners and secretly teaching himself to read. Achieving literacy emboldens him to commit further acts of disobedience that ultimately lead him to escape to freedom. Angela Y. Davis explores key passages from Douglass, touching on the philosophical and political importance of self-knowledge, resistance in the pursuit of liberation, and the importance of Douglass to the Obama Generation.