{"product_id":"my-bondage-and-my-freedom-9780140439182","title":"My Bondage and My Freedom","description":"Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, \u003ci\u003eMy Bondage and My Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the author of the \u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Douglass, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602889937170,"sku":"9780140439182","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcc6d719-8a2f-4364-a990-4125c2773ca7.jpg?v=1748514855","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-bondage-and-my-freedom-9780140439182","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}