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Douglass, Frederick. “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. Electronic Edition. Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. Text scanned (OCR) by Sarah Reuning. Images scanned by Carlene Hempel. Text encoded by Carlene Hempel and Natalia Smith. Documenting the American South, Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, First Edition, 1999, docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html. © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Douglass, Frederick. “My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I.–Life as a Slave. Part II.–Life as a Freeman.” My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I.–Life as a Slave. Part II.–Life as a Freeman. Electronic Edition. Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Natalia Smith and David Faflik. Text encoded by Lee Ann Morawski and Natalia Smith. Documenting the American South, Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, First Edition, 2000, docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass55/douglass55.html. © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Douglass, Frederick. “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself.
His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time, Including His Connection with the Anti-slavery Movement; His Labors in Great Britain as Well as in His Own Country; His Experience in the Conduct of an Influential Newspaper; His Connection with the Underground Railroad; His Relations with John Brown and the Harper’s Ferry Raid; His Recruiting the 54th and 55th Mass. Colored Regiments; His Interviews with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson; His Appointment by Gen. Grant to Accompany the Santo Domingo Commission– Also to a Seat in the Council of the District of Columbia; His Appointment as United States Marshal by President R. B. Hayes; Also His Appointment to Be Recorder of Deeds in Washington by President J. A. Garfield; with Many Other Interesting and Important Events of His Most Eventful Life;
With an Introduction by Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself. His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History
to the Present Time, Including His Connection with the Anti-slavery Movement; His Labors in Great Britain as Well as in His Own Country; His Experience in the Conduct of an Influential Newspaper; His Connection with the Underground Railroad; His Relations with John Brown and the Harper’s Ferry Raid; His Recruiting the 54th and 55th Mass. Colored Regiments; His Interviews with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson; His Appointment by Gen. Grant to Accompany the Santo Domingo Commission– Also to a Seat in the Council of the District of Columbia; His Appointment as United States Marshal by President R. B. Hayes; Also His Appointment to Be Recorder of Deeds in Washington by President J. A. Garfield; with Many Other Interesting and Important Events of His Most Eventful Life; With an Introduction by Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston. Electronic Edition. Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Lee Fallon and Natalia Smith. Text encoded by Lee Ann Morawski and Natalia Smith. Documenting the American South, Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, First Edition, 2001, docsouth.unc.edu/neh/dougl92/dougl92.html. © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Wayman, Alexander Walker. “My Recollection of African M.E. Ministers, or Forty Years’ Experience in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.” My Recollection of African M.E. Ministers, or Forty Years’ Experience in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Electronic Edition. Wayman, A.W. (Alexander Walker), 1821-1895. Text scanned (OCR) by Andrew Leiter and Richard Guss. Images scanned by by Andrew Leiter. Text encoded by Richard Musselwhite and Jill Kuhn. Documenting the American South, Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, First Edition, 2000, docsouth.unc.edu/church/wayman/wayman.html. © This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Douglass, Frederick. The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself: His early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history, with an Introduction by Rayford W. Logan. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola New York, 2003. An unabridged replication of the final version of Douglass’s third (1881) autobiography in its 1892 edition published by De Wolfe & Fiske Co., Boston. The final autobiography is crucial for is details on Douglass’s life and political roles during the Civil War and afterwards, including returns to Talbot County.
Douglass, Frederick. My Bondage and My Freedom, with Introduction and Notes by David W. Blight. Yale University Press, 2014. Critical edition of Douglass’s second (1855) autobiography with introduction and notes by Douglass historian David Blight. The second autobiography shows Douglass at the height of his powers as a fiery speaker, reformer and writer. Edition includes selected writing and speeches.
Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself, edited with an Introduction by David W. Blight. The Bedford Series in History and Culture, 2nd Ed., Bedford/St. Martins, 2003. Critical edition of Douglass’s first (1845) autobiography with introduction and notes by Douglass historian David Blight. The “Narrative” is considered a masterwork of American literature. Edition includes excerpts from speeches and letters.
Fought, Leigh. Women in the World of Frederick Douglass. Oxford University Press, 2017.
Krech, Shepard, III. Praise the Bridge that Carries You Over: The Life of Joseph L. Sutton. Schenkman Publishing Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981.
Marks, Carole. Lift Every Voice: Echoes from the Black Community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Chesapeake College Press and Friends of the Talbot County Free Library, Wye Mills, Maryland, 1999.
Preston, Dickson J. Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years, forward by James A. Michener, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
