'It will be seen in these pages that I have lived several lives in
one: first, the life of slavery; secondly, the life of a fugitive
from slavery; thirdly, the life of comparative freedom; fourthly,
the life of conflict and battle; and, fifthly, the life of victory,
if not complete, at least assured.' First published in 1892, Life
and Times of Frederick Douglass Written By Himself is the final
autobiography written by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a man who
was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. Securing his
self-liberation at twenty years of age in 1838, he went on to
become the most renowned antislavery activist, social justice
campaigner, author, orator, philosopher, essayist, historian,
intellectual, statesman, and liberator in U.S. history. A powerful
literary work, Douglass' final autobiography shares the stories of
his 'several lives in one.' Beginning with his war against 'the
hell-black system of human bondage,' Douglass bears witness to his
personal experiences of mind-body-and soul-destroying tragedies.
Living a new life as a 'fugitive from slavery,' he tells his
audiences of his decades-long labours as a world-leading
freedom-fighter. Ever vigilant in his protest against the
discriminatory persecutions endured by millions of 'my people,' he
testifies to the terrible reality that his 'life of comparative
freedom' necessitated a lifelong fight against the inhumane
injustices of 'American prejudice against colour.' Living a
death-defying 'life of conflict and battle' during the Civil War,
Douglass celebrates the 'life of victory' promised by post-war
civil rights legislation only to condemn the failures of the U.S.
nation either to exterminate slavery or secure equal rights for
all. All too painfully aware that the 'conflict between the spirit
of liberty and the spirit of slavery' was far from over and would
become the unending struggle for 'aftercoming generations' in the
ongoing war against white supremacy, Douglass remained a fearless
fighter against the 'infernal and barbarous spirit of slavery'
'wherever I find it' to the day that he died. This new edition
examines Douglass' memorialization of his own and his mother
Harriet Bailey's first-hand experiences of enslavement and of their
'mental' liberation through a 'love of letters'; his representation
of Civil War Black combat heroism; his conviction that 'education
means emancipation'; and finally, his 'unending battle' with white
publishers for the freedom to 'tell my story.' This volume
reproduces Frederick Douglass' emotionally powerful and politically
hard-hitting anti-lynching speech, Lessons of the Hour, published
in 1894. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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