A Slave’s Way to Freedom The book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, written by him is the story of the rise and development of Douglass as a slave and his fight for freedom. Douglass fought in the untraditional way by educating himself and educating others instead of physically fighting back. Douglass was born a slave who never really knew his mother or actual identity of his father. He lived …showed first 75 words of 2161 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2161 total…read the meaning of these songs. Douglass thus implies that only that person who exists both inside and outside the institution of slavery can fully understand, and thus properly critique, its cruel and dehumanizing nature” (9). Douglass’s biggest triumph is writing the Narrative. He lived these events and by exposing the horrors of slavery exposed the white men who perpetuated this evil system. Douglass is no longer a slave but a human being. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**