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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave:
In the North, many runaways published life stories to focus national attention on the horrors of slavery. These autobiographies became known as "slave narratives." Perhaps the most well known was written by Frederick Douglass. He used his life story as a political tool directed at the conscience of white America. Emphasizing classic American values such as individualism, freedom, and the self-made man, Douglass held a mirror to America and asked the public to speak out against slavery. |