Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
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Length 23 h 5 min
Chapters 54
First published 1892
Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892. The emancipation of American slaves during and following the American Civil War enabled him to relate in this volume more details of his life as a slave and his escape from slavery than he could in his two previous autobiographies, which would have put him and his family in danger. It is the only Douglass autobiography to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, his encounters with several American presidents including Lincoln and Garfield, his account of the ill-fated "Freedman's Bank", and his service as the United States Marshall of the District of Columbia and as U. S. Minister to Haiti. This masterfully written book is all the more remarkable because it is the product of one who as a slave was denied the right to any schooling. ~ Adapted from Wikipedia by Lee Smalley
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Lee Smalley 20:28
2
Removal from Grandmother's Read by Lee Smalley 8:50
3
Troubles of Childhood Read by Lee Smalley 6:50
4
A General Survey of the Slave Plantation Read by Lee Smalley 19:02
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A Slaveholder's Character Read by Lee Smalley 11:07
6
A Child's Reasoning Read by Lee Smalley 17:07
7
Luxuries at the Great House Read by Lee Smalley 16:10
8
Characteristics of Overseers Read by Lee Smalley 10:16
9
Change of Location Read by Lee Smalley 14:08
10
Learning to Read Read by Lee Smalley 10:00
11
Growing in Knowledge Read by Lee Smalley 15:35
12
Religious Nature Awakened Read by Lee Smalley 15:30
13
The Vicissitudes of Slave Life Read by Lee Smalley 18:01
14
Experience in St. Michaels Read by Lee Smalley 26:59
15
Covey, the Negro Breaker Read by Lee Smalley 29:23
16
Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice Read by Lee Smalley 16:13
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The Last Flogging Read by Lee Smalley 25:54
18
New Relations and Duties Read by Lee Smalley 22:06
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The Runaway Plot Read by Lee Smalley 51:27
20
Apprenticeship Life Read by Lee Smalley 26:58
21
Escape from Slavery, Part 1 Read by Lee Smalley 16:33
22
Escape from Slavery, Part 2 Read by Lee Smalley 11:30
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Life as a Freeman Read by Lee Smalley 31:51
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Introduced to the Abolitionists Read by Lee Smalley 11:10
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Recollections of Old Friends Read by Lee Smalley 14:33
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One Hundred Conventions Read by Lee Smalley 14:12
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Impressions Abroad Read by Lee Smalley 1:06:18
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Triumphs and Trials Read by Lee Smalley 28:08
29
John Brown and Mrs. Stowe Read by Lee Smalley 48:43
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Increasing Demands of the Slave Power Read by Lee Smalley 52:27
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The Beginning of the End Read by Lee Smalley 43:40
32
Secession and War Read by Lee Smalley 41:41
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Hope for the Nation Read by Lee Smalley 53:08
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Vast Changes Read by Lee Smalley 58:51
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Living and Learning Read by Lee Smalley 19:38
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Weighed in the Balance Read by Lee Smalley 1:15:46
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Time Makes All Things Even Read by Lee Smalley 29:45
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Incidents and Events Read by Lee Smalley 30:19
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Honor to Whom Honor Read by Lee Smalley 21:36
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Retrospection Read by Lee Smalley 13:18
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Appendix Read by Lee Smalley 1:06:17
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Later Life Read by Lee Smalley 13:00
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A Grand Occasion Read by Lee Smalley 12:17
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Doubts as to Garfield's Course Read by Lee Smalley 7:38
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Recorder of Deeds Read by Lee Smalley 10:44
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President Cleveland's Administration Read by Lee Smalley 15:05
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The Supreme Court Decision Read by Lee Smalley 35:04
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Defeat of James G. Blaine Read by Lee Smalley 6:14
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European Tour Read by Lee Smalley 12:03
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Continuation of European Tour Read by Lee Smalley 1:09:52
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The Campaign of 1888 Read by Lee Smalley 10:35
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The Administration of President Harrison Read by Lee Smalley 6:32
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Minister to Haiti Read by Lee Smalley 21:19
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Continued Negotiations for the Mole St. Nicolas Read by Lee Smalley 26:52
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