Davis presents a long overdue examination of Douglass’ work not just from the perspective of a woman but one of the most provocative and profound minds of the last half century. With detailed attention to Douglass’s text, she interrogates the legacy of slavery and shares timeless lessons about oppression, resistance and freedom.Īnd in an extended introductory essay written for this edition, Davis comments on previous editions of the Narrative and re-examines Douglass through a contemporary feminist perspective.Īn important new edition of an American classic. In two philosophical lectures originally delivered at UCLA in autumn 1969, Davis focuses on Douglass’s intellectual and spiritual awakening, and the importance of self-knowledge in achieving freedom from all forms of oppression. In this new critical edition, legendary activist and feminist scholar Angela Davis sheds new light on the legacy of Frederick Douglass. After escaping slavery, Douglass became a leader in the anti-slavery and women’s rights movements, a bestselling author and U.S. Davis.Ī masterpiece of African American literature, Frederick Douglass’s Narrative is the powerful story of an enslaved youth coming into social and moral consciousness by disobeying his white slavemasters and secretly teaching himself to read.Īchieving literacy emboldens Douglass to resist, escape and ultimately achieve his freedom. Toni Morrison and Angela Davis talking about the book at the New York Public Library on Octoin a 2-hour film.A new edition of the African American masterpiece featuring critical essays by Angela Y. ISBN: 9780872865273 | City Lights Related Resource

An important new edition of an American classic. And in an extended introductory essay written for this edition, Davis comments on previous editions of the “Narrative” and re-examines Douglass through a contemporary feminist perspective. With detailed attention to Douglass’s text, she interrogates the legacy of slavery and shares timeless lessons about oppression, resistance, and freedom. After escaping slavery, Douglass became a leader in the anti-slavery and women’s rights movements, a bestselling author, and U.S. Achieving literacy emboldens Douglass to resist, escape, and ultimately achieve his freedom. A masterpiece of African American literature, Frederick Douglass’s “Narrative” is the powerful story of an enslaved youth coming into social and moral consciousness by disobeying his white slavemasters and secretly teaching himself to read.

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