For the second GBC Cafe of the year, we will read and discuss the book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass. The book is a dramatic autobiography and a powerful firsthand account of slavery, written by America’s most influential abolitionist. The book is short and very poignant. Please read the book prior to the discussion.
The book is available in many formats. You can obtain a copy of the book at no or low cost from any of the sources below and more:
Audiobook:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/lewv3l49gQw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/54ixrMGLSrPujCACjROxRd?si=hZMEViDLRb-wXVrwSXfg3Q
Audible: It's available for free if you have an Audible Plus membership or higher.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Frederick-Douglass-Audiobook/B0716DHYD4
Amazon: The book is available in various formats including Kindle and audiobook.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P8KUD4U/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_lQj8FbPN71HJ3
Free online book/pdf:
JStor
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvjghxcp
SCRIBD
https://www.scribd.com/book/282866426/Narrative-of-the-Life-of-Frederick-Douglass-an-American-Slave
Ibibilio PDF
https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Douglass/Narrative/Douglass_Narrative.pdf
UNC-CH digitization project, Documenting the American South
https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html
Event start time by time zone:
| Vancouver, Canada | 10:30 PST |
| Washington DC, USA | 13:30 EST |
| London, United Kingdom | 18:30 GMT |
| Paris, France | 19:30 CET |
| Nairobi, Kenya | 21:30 EAT |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 22:30 GST |
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