{"product_id":"9780679783282","title":"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library edition combines two of the most important African American slave narratives—crucial works that each illuminate and inform the other.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Frederick Douglass’s \u003ci\u003eNarrative, \u003c\/i\u003efirst published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass’s own triumph over it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, \u003c\/i\u003enow recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs’s account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027377668336,"sku":"9780679783282","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679783282_p0.jpg?v=1763609139","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679783282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}