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Format: xl, 215 pages , illustrations, map , 21 cm

Edition: Critical edition

ISBN: 9780300204711

Content: Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass's memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students' understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of race in American society. Offering readers a new appreciation of Douglass's world, it includes documents relating to the slave narrative genre and to the later career of an essential figure in the nineteenth-century abolition movement

Content: Preface -- Introduction by John W. Blassingame -- 'Narrative' -- Historical context: -- 'The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America': "Of slavery" (1798) -- Alexander McCaine, 'Slavery defended from scripture, against the attacks of the abolitionists': Excerpt (1842) -- David Walker, 'Walker's appeal to the coloured citizens of the world': Excerpt (1829) -- "Insurrection of the blacks," 'Niles Weekly Register' (1831) -- Samuel Miller, "Extract from a discourse delivered before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves" (1797) -- 'Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society': "Preamble" (1833) -- Frederick Douglass, "I have come to tell you something about slavery" (1841) -- Hugh Auld, Bill of sale manumitting Douglass (1846) -- Douglass and his contemporary critics: -- Anonymous, Review of the "Narrative' (1845) -- Margaret Fuller, Review of the 'Narrative' (1845) -- Maria Weston Chapman, Review of the 'Narrative' (1845) -- A citizen of Maryland, "Gleams of light" (1845) -- A.C.C. Thompson, "To tell the public. - Falsehood refuted" (1845) --Frederick Douglass, Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (1846) -- Scholarly assessments: -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 'The classic slave narratives': Excerpt (1987) -- Winifred Morgan, "Gender-related difference in the slave narratives": Excerpt (1994) -- William L. Andrews, 'To tell a free story': Excerpt (1986) -- Robert B. Stepto, 'From behind the veil': Excerpt (1979) -- Afterword by John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, and Heather L. Kaufman -- Chronology -- Four Maryland families -- Historical annotation to the narrative

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index

Language: English

Keywords: Douglass, Frederick 1818-1895 ; USA ; Sklave ; Abolitionismus ; Autobiografie

Author information: Douglass, Frederick 1818-1895

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Format: 1 online resource (262 pages) : , illustrations, photographs

Edition: Critical Edition

ISBN: 0-300-22529-6

Content: A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass's memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students' understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of race in American society. Offering readers a new appreciation of Douglass's world, it includes documents relating to the slave narrative genre and to the later career of an essential figure in the nineteenth-century abolition movement.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , Preface -- , The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in America: "Of Slavery" (1798) -- , Slavery Defended from Scripture, against the Attacks of the Abolitionists: Excerpt (1842) -- , Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World: Excerpt (1829) -- , "Insurrection of the Blacks" (1831) -- , "Extract from a Discourse Delivered before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves" (1797) -- , Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society: "Preamble" (1833) -- , "I Have Come to Tell You Something about Slavery" (1841) -- , Bill of Sale Manumitting Douglass(1846) -- , Review of the Narrative (1845) -- , Review of the Narrative (1845) -- , Review of the Narrative (1845) -- , "Gleams of Light" (1845) -- , "To Tell the Public.-Falsehood Refuted" (1845) -- , Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (1846) -- , The Classic Slave Narratives: Excerpt (1987) -- , "Gender-Related Difference in the Slave Narratives": Excerpt (1994) -- , To Tell a Free Story: Excerpt (1986) -- , From Behind the Veil: Excerpt (1979) -- , Afterword -- , Chronology -- , Four Maryland Families -- , Historical Annotation to the Narrative -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-300-20471-X

Language: English

Keywords: Autobiographies.

DOI: 10.12987/9780300225297