There are two prominent motives for why Douglass wrote the story of his life. The primary reason for writing his story is targeted at the slaveholders and powerful people of New England, where the abolitionist movement was strongest. Also, Douglass soon became the leading black abolitionist and one of ... capture him and return him to Maryland. Therefore in 1845, Douglass went abroad, and for two years, he toured England and Ireland speaking against slavery. Frederick Douglass' narrative is a highly expository book concerning the subject of slavery. The book is very political, in that it is ...

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• Grade Level: High School