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Recommended if you want to understand a slave's plight
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. From the very first line I was intrigued. I learned a lot regarding the daily treatment of slaves. This part of Slavery is not something that is taught in schools in my country. The cruelty described is gruesome and not for the faint of heart. I wish more people knew about the complete and utter helplessness that befell people of color during Slavery. I also enjoyed the appendix at the end. Somehow, it comforted me to know that Frederick Douglass recognized the difference between the Christianity of Christ and the Christianity of the American Slaveholders.
The one thing I wish that was different in this book is his addressing of his own escape to freedom. I couldn't wait to get to that part after all the whippings and when I got there, he just addressed it in one sentence. He does explain that he doesn't want to implicate anyone and get them in trouble so he won't detail the successful escape. I understand the reason but still for the reader, it is anti-climactic.
Overall very informative and interesting.
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More writing in the book than I anticipated, but otherwise item was as described.
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