![]() ![]() This point is not simply a magnanimous expression of forgiveness toward an unworthy class of tyrants it is an insight into human nature. In the first section, “Life as a Slave,” Douglass establishes one of the book’s key themes: Slavery victimized everyone, from slaves to slaveholders. Douglass died in 1895, so this three-part autobiography, published in 1892, represents his most complete account of his life. ![]() The first two were published in 1881 10 years later, Douglass added the third. This is the story of both Douglass’s life and the times in which he lived.ĭouglass divides the book into three parts. As such, after the opening chapters, in which Douglass describes his grandparents and the mother he barely knew, readers will find few details about Douglass’s private life apart from very brief references to his two marriages and the death of his young daughter. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is essentially a history of Frederick Douglass’s public life-that is, the points at which his life converged with the 19th century’s most momentous events and developments. ![]()
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