Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History)

Published in 1845 to quell doubts about his origin by an impassioned abolitionist and eloquent orator.

In this, the first and most frequently read of his three autobiographies, Douglass provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying experiences as a slave as well as a harrowing record of his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom.