... after all the escaping he settled down and started writing books. American author, abolitionist, and lecturer, Douglas wrote three autobiographies during his life-time;  A Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave  (1845),  My Bondage and My Freedom  (1855), and  Life and Times of Frederick Douglass  (1881).  Douglass was the first slave to stand publicly and declare his fugitive status, became a prolific lecturer, and published many newspapers during his ... lifetime which he devoted to causes in the name of  "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"  ...

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