by Frederick Douglass
To be completely honest, this isn't something I'd normally reach for out of my own volition. Perhaps its because every time I see a Dover or Penguin Classics books I cringe remembering my extremely daunting History of Western Civilization course. My brother recommended the read however, and I'm certainly glad that he did. A self-taught reader, writer, and speaker, Douglass eloquently details his firsthand experiences of living as a slave. It serves as an important to reminder to readers (including ignorant white people like myself) that the legacy of the injustices of slavery have not completely gone away.
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