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Frederick Douglass reads Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

1818–1895 · History Professional narrator Word-accuracy 100.0%

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a public-domain work, here read aloud in a faithful professional narration (no recording of Frederick Douglass's own voice survives).

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Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) — History.

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