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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave

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Based on 126,191 Ratings and 6,945 Reviews

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"Now," said he, "if you teach that nigger (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. It would forever unfit him to be a slave. He would at once become unmanageable, and of no value to his master. As to himself, it would do him no good, but a great deal of harm. It would make him discontented and unhappy." These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that ... More
Book Information
PublisherCosimo Classics
BindingPaperback (349 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-101605204285
ISBN-13978-1605204284
Publication Date12/01/2008
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About Frederick Douglass (Author) : Frederick Douglass is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Frederick Douglass include Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Unabridged), My Bondage and My F... more
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About William Lloyd Garrison (Preface) : William Lloyd Garrison is credited in . A published credit of William Lloyd Garrison is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself (Penguin Classics).
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9/19/2009 Nicole Redmond said: One of the first reads that inspired me to become an English teacher - forced me to look at our world in a different light.
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