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Speeches & writings / Frederick Douglass ; David W. Blight, editor.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (author.). Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Container of (work): Heroic slave. (Added Author). Blight, David W., (editor.).

Summary:
"For five decades, from the antebellum period through the Civil War and Reconstruction and into the Gilded Age, he used his voice and wielded his pen in the cause of emancipation, equal rights, and human dignity. Inspired by the Hebrew prophets, Douglass developed a unique oratorical and literary style that combined scriptural cadences with savage irony, moral urgency, and keen insight. Assembled by David W. Blight, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, this volume, a companion to Library of America's edition of Douglass's Autobiographies, gathers all of Douglass's most essential speechs and journalism, timeless works that are still speak powerfully to us today"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1598537229
  • ISBN: 9781598537222
  • Physical Description: xvi, 955 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Including the novella, The heroic slave.
Includes index.
Subject: Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Abington Community Library 973.8 DOUGLAS (Text) 50687011801746 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library LOA 973.8 D747 (Text)
Donated: Donated by Edward J. Donahue III in memory of LaVerne Scheibelhut Donahue
30003009130590 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Hughes Library 973.8 DOU (Text) 32378005158334 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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