The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – An American Slave
Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him.
What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an ex slave and the cruelty of the slave system.
Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition.
The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.
