The Frederick Douglass Papers

• Author : Frederick Douglass
• Publisher : Yale University Press
• Release : 08 December 2009

This volume of The Frederick Douglass Papers represents the first of a four-volume series of the selected correspondence of the great American abolitionist and reformer. Douglass’s correspondence was richly varied, from relatively obscure slaveholders and fugitive slaves to poets and politicians, including Horace Greeley, William H. Seward, Susan B. Anthony, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The letters acquaint us with Douglass’s many roles—politician, abolitionist, diplomat, runaway slave, women’s rights advocate, and family man—and include many previously

• Author : Frederic May Holland
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 27 January 1891

• Author : Frederick Douglass
• Publisher : University of Virginia Press
• Release : 06 August 2013

Frederick Douglass was born enslaved in February 1818, but from this most humble of beginnings, he rose to become a world-famous orator, newspaper editor, and champion of the rights of women and African Americans. He not only survived slavery to live in freedom but also became an outspoken critic of the institution and an active participant in the U.S. political system. Douglass advised presidents of the United States and formally represented his country in the diplomatic corps. He was the

• Author : Frederick Douglass
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 30 June 2022

'It will be seen in these pages that I have lived several lives in one: first, the life of slavery; secondly, the life of a fugitive from slavery; thirdly, the life of comparative freedom; fourthly, the life of conflict and battle; and, fifthly, the life of victory, if not complete, at least assured.' First published in 1892, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Written By Himself is the final autobiography written by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a man who was born

• Author : Peter C. Myers
• Publisher : American Political Thought (Un
• Release : 27 January 2023

An intellectual portrait of the iconic 19th-century slave and abolitionist who took the lead in applying the Founders' doctrine of natural rights to the plight of African Americans. Reveals how Douglass's vision still guides contemporary liberalism.

• Author : Jon Sterngass
• Publisher : Infobase Learning
• Release : 27 January 2023

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of the famous abolitionist, detailing his birth into slavery and harsh upbringing, his subsequent escape, and his emergence as a leader.

• Author : Avery Elizabeth Hurt
• Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
• Release : 15 July 2019

This book introduces readers to the fascinating Frederick Douglass, a man born a slave. Douglass taught himself to read, then escaped from slavery to become one of the abolitionist movement's greatest leaders. In addition to telling the story of his life, this biography examines the evolution of his thought and his changing relationships with contemporaries such as William Lloyd Garrison and Abraham Lincoln. Featuring intriguing details about the period before, during, and just after the Civil War, this compelling and

• Author : Frederick Douglass
• Publisher : Cornell University Press
• Release : 15 April 2012

"No people are more talked about and no people seem more imperfectly understood. Those who see us every day seem not to know us."—Frederick Douglass on African Americans "There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution."—on civil rights "Woman should have justice as well as praise, and if she is to dispense with either, she can better afford to part

• Author : K.Carl Smith
• Publisher : AuthorHouse
• Release : 25 April 2011

Frederick Douglass is an iconic historical figure whose noble qualities are visible in the lives of four major Biblical characters: Like Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became second-in-command of Egypt. Douglass was born into slavery and served as an advisor to five US presidents. Like Moses, who liberated the Israelites from Egypt by confronting Pharaoh. Douglass fought to liberate blacks from slavery by agitating President Lincoln. Like Paul, who wrote the majority of the

• Author : Therese M. Shea
• Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
• Release : 15 July 2021

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had an unlikely friendship built on mutual respect. Both had risen from poverty to prominence in the years prior to the Civil War due to hard work and a passion for their beliefs. Lincoln grew to rely on Douglass for his advice during the war. Readers will learn biographical information about both of these important Americans through accessible text and interesting fact boxes, including quotations from each. Stunning historical images give readers context about the

• Author : Alasdair Pettinger
• Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
• Release : 14 November 2018

This book shows that addressing crowded halls from Ayr to Aberdeen, Frederick Douglass gained the confidence, mastered the skills and fashioned the distinctive voice that transformed him as a campaigner.

• Author : Theodore Hamm
• Publisher : Akashic Books
• Release : 03 January 2017

“Persuasively and passionately makes the case that the borough (and former city) became a powerful forum for Douglass’s abolitionist agenda.” —The New York Times This volume compiles original source material that illustrates the complex relationship between Frederick Douglass, who escaped bondage, wrote a bestselling autobiography, and advised a US president, and the city of Brooklyn. Most prominent are the speeches the abolitionist gave at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Plymouth Church, and other leading Brooklyn institutions. Whether discussing the

• Author : John Stauffer,Zoe Trodd,Celeste-Marie Bernier
• Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
• Release : 02 November 2015

A landmark and collectible volume—beautifully produced in duotone—that canonizes Frederick Douglass through historic photography. Commemorating the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’s birthday and featuring images discovered since its original publication in 2015, this “tour de force” (Library Journal, starred review) reintroduced Frederick Douglass to a twenty-first-century audience. From these pages—which include over 160 photographs of Douglass, as well as his previously unpublished writings and speeches on visual aesthetics—we learn that neither Custer nor Twain, nor even Abraham Lincoln,

• Author : Jeffrey D. Schultz,John G. West,Iain S. MacLean
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 27 January 1999

Today, such issues as abortion, capital punishment, sex education, racism, prayer in public schools, and family values keep religion and politics closely entwined in American public life. This encyclopedia is an A-to-Z listing of a broad range of topics related to religious issues and politics, ranging from the religious freedom sought by the Pilgrims in the 1620s to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s.

• Author : Laura Eliza Wilkes
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 27 January 2023