The institution of slavery was based on the premise of a distinct racial hierarchy in which blacks were to be considered and treated as the property of whites. A concept alien to us a century and a half hence, the principle of human ownership based upon skin color is a dubious one when one consider...

This book was extremely interesting to read, partly because it moved from relatively modern times (the 1970s) to the nineteenth century and back so seamlessly. The entire book read like a fantasy, rather than pure fiction, and it held my interest throughout the story. The Epilogue, however, almost...

First published in 1855, this book tells the story of Fredrick Douglass' life first as a slave, then as a fugitive, and finally as a free man working to free the rest of the slaves in the American South from bondage. This book shows he was a very well educated man who could write very well, and eng...