![]() Technically, My Bondage and My Freedom is considered a revised and expanded version of that original publication in that it serves to update readers on what has occurred in the decade since the earlier narrative was published. The first-and more famous-is his groundbreaking Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: Written by Himself. So much did the iconoclastic Douglass have to share about the reality of slavery that My Bondage and My Freedom is actually his second publication. One of the most famous examples is the Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, but the most famous writer of a slave a narrative almost certainly has to be Frederick Douglas. This genre flourished from around 1760 and though the first few decades after the abolition of slavery. My Bondage and My Freedom, published in 1855, is an example of a genre of literature known as the slave narrative. ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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