The Heroic Slave
The Heroic Slave
- ISBN 13:
9780486831657
- ISBN 10:
0486831655
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 06/12/2019
- Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary
Originally published nearly a decade before the Civil War, Douglass's novella was one of the earliest examples of African-American fiction. Douglass presents Madison Washington's heroism less as a matter of violent escape and more as a voluntary act of claiming self-ownership. Douglass's retelling encouraged readers to engage in the abolitionist cause. It captivated readers by equating black slaves' rebellion against tyranny with the spirit and democratic ideals of the American Revolution.