Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An american Slave
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Discuss the reception, criticism and journey of the work from the time of it’s publication to its current status in the American Literary Canon. Do some research on the genre of his narrative which is a slave narrative, with its history and characteristics. Discuss how Douglass narrative was valued when it was published, why it was forgotten, and how there was a renewed interest in it during and after the civil rights movement.