Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
| Full title | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave |
|---|---|
| Author | Frederick Douglass |
| Published | 1845 |
| Pages | 127 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Douglass’s first autobiography, published in 1845 seven years out of slavery — short, deliberately plain, naming the places, owners and dates that made it dangerous to publish, and built around learning to read against an explicit prohibition. Its restraint is what makes it credible: the argument is carried by narrated fact rather than by denunciation. |
Where I heard about it
- University of Austin — assigned in Writing and the English Language (read as prose, not history) on its Fall 2025 reading list, November 2025. Full curriculum: UATX Fall Reading List.
- Founders Classical Academy — on the fifth-grade (abridged) and eighth-grade (whole) lists at the Lewisville, Texas school, posted by the Classic Learning Test, September 2026. Full sequence: Founders Classical Academy Reading List.
Connections
- UATX Fall Reading List — the curriculum this is assigned in.
- Life and Times of Frederick Douglass — his third and longest autobiography, already in the anti-library; this 1845 Narrative is the first.
- Mrs. Dalloway · The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway — the other two texts in the same course.
- Rhetoric — the plain style is the argument.
- Founders Classical Academy Reading List — also assigned in the fifth grade (abridged) and eighth grade (whole) at Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville, a classical school in Texas (Classic Learning Test, 22 September 2026).
What links here
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