Yet in the Narrative (1845), Douglass strongly implies that a white man, perhaps his master, was his father. For example, in the last version (1881), Douglass denies having any knowledge of who his father was. Recent historical scholarship has focused attention on the minor discrepancies in the three versions. However, the Narrative is more often taught in classes today than the other two books. Both of these autobiographies are much longer than the Narrative and provide more of Douglass' views about racism and civil rights in the South, as well as in the North. Frederick Douglass wrote two more memoirs about his life: My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881).
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