Frederick Douglass


Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

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An account of the life of Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery to become one of the most important and influential abolitionists, authors, public speakers, and statesmen of his time. The author, Booker T. Washington, was also born into slavery. He became a renowned educator, advisor to several presidents, and author of a number of important works including Up From Slavery. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi (9 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1: Frederick Douglass, The Slave 29:01 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 2: Back to Plantation-Life 34:52 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 3: Escape From Slavery: Learning the Ways of Freedom 24:10 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 4 Beginning of His Public Career 23:57 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 5 Slavery and Anti-Slavery 28:04 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 6 Seeks Refuge in Englsnd 31:18 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 7 Home Again as a Freeman - New Problems and New Triumphs 40:10 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 8 Free Colored People and Colonization 29:10 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 9 The Underground Railway and the Fugitive Slave Law 29:51 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 10 Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown 36:43 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 11 Forebodings of the Crisis 39:44 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 12 Douglass's Service in the Civil War, pt. 1 28:58 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 12 Douglass's Service in the Civil War, pt. 2 21:16 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 13 Early Problems of Freedom, pt. 1 26:42 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 13 Early Problems of Freedom, pt. 2 23:48 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 14 Sharing the Responsibilities and Honors of Freedom, pt.1 25:55 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 14 Sharing the Responsibilities and Honors of Freedom, pt. 2 24:26 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 15 Further Evidences of Popular Esteem, with Glimpses into the Past, pt.1 31:53 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 15 Further Evidences of Popular Esteem, with Glimpses into the Past, pt.2 27:46 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ch. 16 Final Honors to the Living and Tributes to the Dead 32:46 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi