rederick Douglass, George L. Ruffin wrote in his introduction to the orator and abolitionist's third biography, “seems to have realized the fact that to one who is anxious to become educated and is really in earnest, it is not positively necessary to go to college, and that information may be had outside of college walks; books may be obtained and read elsewhere.” Douglass, he added, “never made the mistake (a common one) of considering that his education was finished. He has continued to study, he studies now, and is a growing man, and at this present moment he is a stronger man intellectually than ever before.”
Below is a list of books and authors that he mentioned most during his lifelong education.
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