Collected in one omnibus edition are Frederick Douglass' essential writings. Included here are all three of his landmark biographies: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass My Bondage and My Freedom and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass; his only work of fiction "The Heroic Slave"; as well as his magazine articles and selected public addresses. There are almost a half a million words included in this massive edition. Now through his own words you can truly get a sense of the man and the legend that was Frederick Douglass.

Collected in one omnibus edition are Frederick Douglass' essential writings. Included here are all three of his landmark biographies: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom, and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass; his only work of fiction, "The Heroic Slave"; as well as his magazine articles and selected public addresses. There are almost a half a million words included in this massive edition. Now, through his own words, you can truly get a sense of the man and the legend that was Frederick Douglass.

Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass' magazine articles: "My Escape from Slavery" and "Reconstruction," as well as his address "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery." These pieces show Douglass at his rhetorical best. Important reading for anyone wanting more after reading his Autobiographies.

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War including his encounters with American Presidents such as Lincoln Grant and Garfield

Here in one omnibus edition are all three of Frederick Douglass' landmark autobiographies. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic did as much as or more than any other book to motivate the abolitionist to continue to fight for freedom in American. Frederick Douglass was born a slave he escaped a brutal system and through sheer force of will educated himself and became an abolitionist editor orator author statesman and reformer. This is one of the most unlikely and powerful success stories ever written. In Frederick Douglass' autobiography My Bondage and My Freedom we can see the power of literacy and belief. Douglass transforms himself from slave to an abolitionist journalist orator and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movement with little more than force of will. His breadth of his accomplishments gave hope to generations of people who came after him in their fight for civil rights. The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War including his encounters with American Presidents such as Lincoln Grant and Garfield

Today Frederick Douglass is best known for his autobiographies; but while he was alive he was known as a fiery orator who was always in demand. Collected here are ten of Frederick Douglass' addresses. And while it is impossible to hear Frederick Douglass speak today these addresses still manage to instill a sense of just how powerful and intelligent Douglass was. Included here are: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro What the Black Man Wants Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage The Color Line The Future of the Colored Race A Plea for Free Speech The Church and Prejudice Fighting Rebels with Only One Hand The Negro Exodus from the Gulf States and The Unconstitutionality of Slavery.

Essential reading for students of African-American history includes autobiographies of former slaves Washington and Douglass, plus Du Bois' landmark essays, which counsel an aggressive approach to civil rights.