<DIV>Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, <i>My Bondage and My Freedom</i> reveals the author of the <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass</i> (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties.<br><br> Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith"<br><BR></DIV>