My bondage and my freedom vs Rev. Calvin Fairbank during slavery times: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Enslaved persons, Antislavery movements, Fugitive slaves, Abolitionists, Slavery, Biography & Memoir

Cover of My bondage and my freedom

My bondage and my freedom Frederick Douglass · 1815 ★★★★☆ 4.4 350 pages · ≈ 6 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of Rev. Calvin Fairbank during slavery times

Rev. Calvin Fairbank during slavery times Fairbank, Calvin · 1890 ★★★★☆ 3.9 207 pages · ≈ 3 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate My bondage and my freedom higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 12430 votes.
Rev. Calvin Fairbank during slavery times is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for My bondage and my freedom.

Side by side