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Discover the contributions of Phyllis Wheatley and Frederick Douglass to African American storytelling, raising awareness and securing rights for future generations.
By Raymond F. Comeau, PhD | January 18, 2021 John Greenleaf Whittier. “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (full title),” published in 1845, is a graphic memoir depicting the cruelty of slavery as it existed in the South during the early 19th century. The account was all the more compelling because Douglass was a recent run-away slave who witnessed first-hand the actions he described. The slim volume was an immediate success, and it has become, deservedly, a classic on reading lists in schools and colleges today. I think that every American ...