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Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)

Autor de Vida de un esclavo americano, escrita por él mismo

184+ Obras 15,509 Miembros 175 Reseñas 22 Preferidas

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Born a slave in Maryland in about 1817, Frederick Douglass never became accommodated to being held in bondage. He secretly learned to read, although slaves were prohibited from doing so. He fought back against a cruel slave-breaker and finally escaped to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1838 at about mostrar más the age of 21. Despite the danger of being sent back to his owner if discovered, Douglass became an agent and eloquent orator for the Massachusetts Antislavery Society. He lectured extensively in both England and the United States. As an ex-slave, his words had tremendous impact on his listeners. In 1845 Douglass wrote his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which increased his fame. Concerned that he might be sent back to slavery, he went to Europe. He spent two years in England and Ireland speaking to antislavery groups. Douglass returned to the United States a free man and settled in Rochester, New York, where he founded a weekly newspaper, The North Star, in 1847. In the newspaper he wrote articles supporting the antislavery cause and the cause of human rights. He once wrote, "The lesson which [the American people] must learn, or neglect to do so at their own peril, is that Equal Manhood means Equal Rights, and further, that the American people must stand for each and all for each without respect to color or race." During the Civil War, Douglass worked for the Underground Railroad, the secret route of escape for slaves. He also helped recruit African-Americans soldiers for the Union army. After the war, he continued to write and to speak out against injustice. In addition to advocating education for freed slaves, he served in several government posts, including United States representative to Haiti. In 1855, a longer version of his autobiography appeared, and in 1895, the year of Douglass's death, a completed version was published. A best-seller in its own time, it has since become available in numerous editions and languages. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Photo circa 1865-1880
(Brady-Handy Photograph Collection,
Loc Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-cwpbh-05089)

Obras de Frederick Douglass

The Classic Slave Narratives (1789) 1,102 copias
My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) 1,059 copias
The Heroic Slave (1853) 47 copias
My Escape From Slavery (1996) 8 copias
Reconstruction (2012) 7 copias
Lighter moments 4 copias
Black Voices on Britain: Selected Writings (2022) — Contribuidor — 3 copias
ENFIN LIBRE 1 copia
Self-Made Men (2015) 1 copia
Civil War 1 copia

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Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology (2004) — Contribuidor — 298 copias
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones256 copias
The Civil War: The First Year Told By Those Who Lived It (2011) — Contribuidor — 243 copias
The Civil War: The Second Year Told By Those Who Lived It (2012) — Contribuidor — 175 copias
The Civil War: The Third Year Told by Those Who Lived It (2013) — Contribuidor — 145 copias
Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents (1997) — Contribuidor — 120 copias
Black on White: Black Writers on What It Means to Be White (1998) — Contribuidor — 120 copias
The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology (1997) — Contribuidor — 99 copias
Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (1995) — Contribuidor — 91 copias
Classic American Autobiographies (1992) — Contribuidor — 91 copias
Three Classic African-American Novels (1990) — Contribuidor — 86 copias
American Heritage: A Reader (2011) — Contribuidor — 83 copias
The Black Power Revolt (1968) — Contribuidor — 72 copias
Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500-2001 (2014) — Contribuidor — 42 copias
Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season (2005) — Contribuidor — 38 copias
Writing Politics: An Anthology (2020) — Contribuidor — 36 copias
I Hear a Symphony: African Americans Celebrate Love (1994) — Contribuidor — 33 copias
Wade in the Water: Great Moments in Black History (1979) — Contribuidor — 20 copias
An Autobiography of America (1929) — Contribuidor — 4 copias

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Esta es la narración real de Frederick Douglass, la tercera de sus autobiografías y un texto clave entre los clásicos para los estudiosos de la historia del relato autobiográfico americano en general y de la tradición del relato de la época esclavista en particular.

Las leyes esclavistas prohibían en los estados del Sur enseñar a leer y a escribir a los negros, algo que Douglass nos transmite, así como el modo en que consiguió él aprender a hacerlo a una edad muy temprana gracias a haber sido adoptado como una especie de "mascota" por el hijo del amo de sus padres que fue quien le enseñó. Douglass llegó a ser una persona muy culta, que dedicó su vida entera a luchar por el abolicionismo, nunca abogando por métodos violentos, sino a través de la política.… (más)
 
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En Vida de un esclavo americano, el autor describe su recorrido vital como esclavo en una plantación hasta su aclamada fuga a Massachussets en 1838, donde se convirtió en un ardiente abolicionista y un valiente defensor de los derechos de la mujer.
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15,509
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