Which is the best Frederick Douglass autobiography?

His autobiographies, like “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” (1845) and “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” (1881), are often considered required classroom reading. Other volumes, however, both in Douglass' own words and the accounts of others, teach us even more about his legacy and ... read more

Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July James A. Colaiaco. For context and reverberations of his famed speech in 1852, “Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July” is terrific. read more

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, written of course by Frederick Douglass, is probably the one to go with. read more

Frederick Douglass Biography Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, Author, Government Official (c. 1818–1895) Famed 19th-century author and orator Frederick Douglass was an eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement and the first African-American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank. read more