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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass
Unabridged on 3 Cassettes, $37.95

Born into slavery from a white father, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write--a crime punishable by death--and thus passed on to us this eloquent indictment of the institution of slavery.

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : An American Slave, Written by Himself

Frederick Douglass
Unabridged on 4 CDs, $63.95

A dramatic autobiography of the great 19th century black leader and abolitionist. "This classic text in both American literature and history is read by Pete Papageorge with deliberation and simplicity, allowing the author's words to bridge more than ...

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The Life of an American Slave

Frederick Douglass
Unabridged on 4 CDs, $37.95

Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recor ...

Book cover for Frederick Douglass: The Life of an American Slave

The Life of an American Slave

Frederick Douglass
Unabridged on 4 CDs, $73.95

Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recor ...

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Mirror to America : The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

John Hope Franklin
Abridged on 6 CDs, $47.95

America's preeminent African-American historian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient chronicles his life and the nation's racial transformation in the 20th century in this powerful memoir. Abridged. 6 CDs.

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The Color of Water : A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride
Unabridged on 6 CDs, $44.95

This national bestseller tells the story of James McBride and his mother--a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, married a black man, founded a church, and put 12 children through college. Unabridged. 6 CDs.

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Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama
Abridged on 5 CDs, $39.95

Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention!
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a blac ...

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Robert F. Williams : Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination

The Freedom Archives
Unabridged on 1 CD, $24.95

Robert Williams organized African American armed self-defense in the South. President of the NAACP in Monroe, North Carolina, he led the black community in preventing Ku Klux Klan attacks and opposing the racism of governmental agencies. He was false ...