My Bondage And My Freedom

Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical account of his life as a slave and his journey to freedom. It begins with Douglass’s childhood in slavery, detailing the harsh conditions he endured and the cruel treatment he received from his masters. He recounts his escape from slavery and his subsequent life as a free man, including his involvement in the abolitionist movement. He also reflects on the racism and discrimination he faced as a black man in America. Throughout the book, Douglass emphasizes the importance of education and self-improvement, and he encourages his readers to fight for their freedom and rights. My Bondage and My Freedom is an inspiring and powerful story of one man’s struggle for freedom and justice.

By Frederick Douglass · First published 1855 · Genre: Autobiography, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction · 36 chapters

Contents

• Chapter 1: Childhood
• Chapter 1: Dedication
• Chapter 2: Removed from My First Home
• Chapter 2: Introduction
• Chapter 3: Parentage
• Chapter 4: A General Survey of the Slave Plantation
• Chapter 5: Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery
• Chapter 6: Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd's Plantation
• Chapter 7: Life in the Great House
• Chapter 8: A Chapter of Horrors
• Chapter 9: Personal Treatment
• Chapter 10: Life in Baltimore
• Chapter 11: "A Change Came O'er the Spirit of My Dream"
• Chapter 12: Religious Nature Awakened
• Chapter 13: The Vicissitudes of Slave Life
• Chapter 14: Experience in St. Michael's
• Chapter 15: Covey, the Negro Breaker
• Chapter 16: Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice
• Chapter 17: The Last Flogging
• Chapter 18: New Relations and Duties
• Chapter 19: The Run-away Plot
• Chapter 20: Apprenticeship Life
• Chapter 21: My Escape from Slavery
• Chapter 22: Liberty Attained
• Chapter 23: Introduced to the Abolitionists
• Chapter 24: Twenty-one Months in Great Britain
• Chapter 25: Various Incidents
• Chapter 26: Reception Speech
• Chapter 27: Dr. Campbell's Reply
• Chapter 28: Letter to His Old Master
• Chapter 29: The Nature of Slavery
• Chapter 30: Inhumanity of Slavery
• Chapter 31: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
• Chapter 32: The Internal Slave Trade
• Chapter 33: The Slavery Party
• Chapter 34: The Anti-slavery Movement

More by Frederick Douglass

• Why Is The Negro Lynched? (1855)
• Oration, 4th of July Speech (1852)
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845)
• My Escape from Slavery (1881)
• Abolition Fanaticism in New York (1847)
• All works by Frederick Douglass