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My Bondage and My Freedom

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My Bondage and My Freedom

By: Frederick Douglass
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
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Activist and abolitionist Frederick Douglass is one of the most famous anti-slavery writers in American history. Following 20 years of enslavement in Maryland, Douglass made a daring bid for freedom in 1838, travelling north via the "underground railroad" before arriving in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he would settle. It was not long before Douglass took up the cause of black Americans, risking his freedom through writing and lecturing, and travelling the globe to spread his message.

In My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) Douglass lays bare his story, illuminating the plight of slaves, the overwhelming prejudices of the time, and the dignity and determination that led to his emancipation.

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Most excellent read. Grateful to have invested my time into such powerful literature from echoes from the past. Recommended.

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Hands down the best book I have ever read. The narrator did a fabulous job.

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Amazing Story! Enlightening and Educational. I’m so glad we have books like this as a reference so one can never forget history. So brave he was!

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A great and awful story of an adolescent nation's hubris and the Constitution's realization that all men are created human if not equal.

A detailed account of 19th century US human trafficking

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It feels like the narrator doesn't read the complete sentence before beginning to narrate it. He sometimes completely mispronounces words so badly that you need to pause to think about what word was written and meant to be said. Early examples include patent to "pay-tent" and fetish to "fay-teesh." Overall, factoring in tone and cadence it might be the worst narration I've ever heard. To be fair, the material seems to be extremely difficult to narrate.

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