Additional Reading

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By Frederick Douglass

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (the full version) The entire text is available via The Gutenberg Project here.
• Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time. The full text for online reading or download is here.
• "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?", a speech, full text at The History Place: Speeches Collection.
• "What the Black Man Wants", a speech, complete text here.
• "The Rights of Women" by Frederick Douglass, The North Star, July 28,1848 from the website Suite 101.com and this webpage: www.suite101.com/page.cfm/564

About Slavery

For Young Readers:

• Freedom's Wings: Corey's Diary by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, published by Scholastic Books. This is a a work of fiction. It is about a young boy who is a slave and who finally escapes to freedom. $8.95 / 108 pages / Buy book at Amazon.com
• A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl by Patricia C. McKissack, published by Scholastic Books. This is a work of fiction about a young slave girl who finally escapes to freedom. $3.75 / 200 pages / Buy book at Amazon.com