Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Lu par Lee Smalley
Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892. The emancipation of American slaves during and following the American Civil War enabled him to relate in this volume more details of his life as a slave and his escape from slavery than he could in his two previous autobiographies, which would have put him and his family in danger. It is the only Douglass autobiography to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, his encounters with several American presidents including Lincoln and Garfield, his account of the ill-fated "Freedman's Bank", and his service as the United States Marshall of the District of Columbia and as U. S. Minister to Haiti. This masterfully written book is all the more remarkable because it is the product of one who as a slave was denied the right to any schooling. ~ Adapted from Wikipedia by Lee Smalley (23 hr 4 min)
Chapitres
| Introduction | 20:28 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Author's Birth | 5:52 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Removal from Grandmother's | 8:50 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Troubles of Childhood | 6:50 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| A General Survey of the Slave Plantation | 19:02 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| A Slaveholder's Character | 11:07 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| A Child's Reasoning | 17:07 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Luxuries at the Great House | 16:10 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Characteristics of Overseers | 10:16 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Change of Location | 14:08 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Learning to Read | 10:00 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Growing in Knowledge | 15:35 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Religious Nature Awakened | 15:30 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Vicissitudes of Slave Life | 18:01 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Experience in St. Michaels | 26:59 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Covey, the Negro Breaker | 29:23 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice | 16:13 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Last Flogging | 25:54 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| New Relations and Duties | 22:06 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Runaway Plot | 51:27 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Apprenticeship Life | 26:58 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Escape from Slavery, Part 1 | 16:33 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Escape from Slavery, Part 2 | 11:30 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Life as a Freeman | 31:51 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Introduced to the Abolitionists | 11:10 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Recollections of Old Friends | 14:33 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| One Hundred Conventions | 14:12 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Impressions Abroad | 1:06:18 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Triumphs and Trials | 28:08 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| John Brown and Mrs. Stowe | 48:43 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Increasing Demands of the Slave Power | 52:27 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Beginning of the End | 43:40 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Secession and War | 41:41 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Hope for the Nation | 53:08 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Vast Changes | 58:51 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Living and Learning | 19:38 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Weighed in the Balance | 1:15:46 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Time Makes All Things Even | 29:45 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Incidents and Events | 30:19 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Honor to Whom Honor | 21:36 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Retrospection | 13:18 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Appendix | 1:06:17 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Later Life | 13:00 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| A Grand Occasion | 12:17 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Doubts as to Garfield's Course | 7:38 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Recorder of Deeds | 10:44 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| President Cleveland's Administration | 15:05 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Supreme Court Decision | 35:04 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Defeat of James G. Blaine | 6:14 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| European Tour | 12:03 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Continuation of European Tour | 1:09:52 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Campaign of 1888 | 10:35 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| The Administration of President Harrison | 6:32 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Minister to Haiti | 21:19 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
| Continued Negotiations for the Mole St. Nicolas | 26:52 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Critiques
Alexcia
this is the most beautiful and eloquent writing, powerful, observant and honest. The true story of the life of slaves is of unbearable hardship, heinous human treatment, a powerful shame of the US. Everyone must read it.
Interesting Historical Perspective
Paladin
the reader was excellent. hearing the perspective from someone living through these historical events is interesting and puts current political "crisis" in perspective.
Outstanding
A LibriVox Listener
The reader is excellent! The story is a more detailed account of one of the greatest abolitionists in history.
A MUST listen
Compulsive Reader
So glad I listened to this book. Such an amazing man and so well written. An example to all of us, no matter your background, to achieve anything in life! I especially appreciated his reverence to Paganini’s violin on his tour through Europe, this added a special touch for me, a lover of classical music.The narrator, Mr. Lee Smalley is exceptional. Thanks to all, JK
great book
adam
An important book in each of its three sections, life as a slave, life after slavery, and the ten years following the writing of the first sections. It gives a valuable perspective into slavery and of the tireless fight for freedom and equality b one of 19th century’s most important and eloquent spokesmen.
A crucial insight into slavery and the Civil War
steveweing
As a white man, somehow I put this historical document on a back burner as just the black view of key historical events. Instead I ended up admiring this great man and learned more than from many historians. Good audio reading as well. Very good.
Remarkable
Reader88
Such a stirring, momentous, eventful life. Without a doubt one of the greatest orators of his time. I received more insight into the period from Mr. Douglass' words than from all my schooling. And my applause to the reader, a remarkable work.
Very informative
KC Ray
very good narration by Mr. Smalley. I need to listen to this several more times so that I, too, can start increasing my vocabulary. I hadn't known that Mr. Douglas was involved in so many aspects of American history.