Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks; both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor; My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature; forceful; analytical; and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith"
#538764 in Books 1997-10-01 1997-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x .90 x 5.00l; .63 #File Name: 0140436219368 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Life of ConscienceBy dacavalxGreat book. Higginson was opposed to slavery and saw the consequences of the evil institution on slaves and our country. The book originally published in 1870 provides a glimpse of military life and the character of blacks who he describes as having "an absence of affection for their former masters and an absences of revenge." He is much overlooked and we can only imagine what the post civil war period would have been like if fear was replaced by compassion and understanding.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Up Close and Personal as Part of a Black RegimentBy Eros FaustIn 1862 Thomas Wentworth Higginson was commissioned as a colonel in the Union Army and assigned to train emancipated slaves to become soldiers. He did so on the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. This is his story.His accounts of traveling up the St. Johns and St. Mary's Rivers during the war with his regiment were thrilling but the best chapter in my opinion was about his own personal decision to swim to the Confederate lines at night; naked; to scout out their positions. The chapter is entitled "A Night in the Water." It is gripping stuff.The narrative has its ups and downs; but overall; this is well worth reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cicil War and Civil RightsBy Millicent HughesThe author was a writer before he ever thought of muskets and artillery. Frequent contributor to Atlantic Monthly; Higginson's lovely style occasionally sounds dated and prejudiced to our ears; but what he did in leading the first black regiment far exceeds anything he wrote. His amusement at childlike naïveté is balanced by his awe of certain black non-commissioned officers. No one who has ever feared dark or tide or water will soon forget the growing terror of the chapter 'In the Water;' as Higginson becomes lost in the dark while exploring a tidal estuary.
