Frederick Douglass Books

Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (February 1818, Talbot County, Maryland, U.S.—February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C.), was a prominent American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author, best known for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. He became the first African American appointed as a U.S. Marshal and was among the most photographed American men of the 19th century.

Douglass wrote three autobiographies, beginning with Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845), a bestselling book that played a major role in promoting the abolitionist movement. His second book, My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), further detailed his life and activism. After the Civil War, Douglass became a strong advocate for the rights of formerly enslaved people and published his final autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.

First published in 1881 and revised in 1892, just three years before his death, the book recounts events both during and after the Civil War. Douglass also supported women’s suffrage and held several public offices. Without his consent, he became the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States, running alongside Victoria Woodhull on the Equal Rights Party ticket.

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