Frederick Douglass Index

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845)

◦ This is the full text of Douglass' famous narrative.

• Reconstruction (1866)

◦ In this article, Douglass expresses his concern that African Americans will be re-enslaved if the Southern political system were to remain intact and he urges Congress to pass an amendment affirming the equality of African Americans.

• My Escape from Slavery (1881)

◦ For the first time, Douglass writes about his escape from slavery. Initially, he was reluctant to write about it, but he decided to do so after slavery had ended.

• An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage (1867)

◦ Douglass argues that if the right to vote is guaranteed to whites, it must also be guaranteed to blacks.

• The Color Line (1881)

◦ This 1881 writing by Douglass discusses prejudice.

• The Future of the Colored Race (1886)

◦ In this interesting writing, Douglass predicts that African Americans will be assimilated and eventually through the mixture of the races, will become a blended race.