Illus. in black-and-white. Opening note by Coretta Scott King. For the first
time, the most important account ever written of a childhood in slavery is
accessible to young readers. From his days as a young boy on a plantation to
his first months as a freeman in Massachusetts, here are Douglass's own
firsthand experiences vividly recounted--expertly excerpted and powerfully
illustrated. "A book that belongs in every library."--(pointer) "Kirkus."