SynopsisIn his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue., Written more than a century ago, this is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded, revealing the inhumanity suffered by slaves in the pre-Civil War South. Preface by William Lloyd Garrison.