"He is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins." -Frederick Douglass Look Inside the Book Frederick Douglass is born a slave (perhaps the bastard son of his owner), separated from his mother at a young age, and raised in ignorance for a horizon-less life of servitude. In his own words, Douglass Canon Press resource: https://canonpress.com/products/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass