Despite apprehensions that the information might endanger his freedom, Douglass published his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself.

Angela Davis was joined in conversation by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. This "LIVE from the NYPL" event, "Frederick Douglass: Literacy, Libraries and Liberation," was ...

Recognizing Frederick Douglass’ gifts as a speaker ... In 1839, the couple published the bestselling American Slavery As It Is, a book made up of first-hand accounts of slavery, handbills ...

"It is here where he would write his groundbreaking book the 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ... In 1845 in Boston, Douglass published his experiences as an enslaved person in ...