Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass
Dover Publications · Print & ebook · January 16, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- Frederick Douglass’s speeches address slavery, prejudice, and the principles behind individual success.
- Themes
- Abolition and slavery, Oratory and political rhetoric, Principles of individual success
- Genres
- Speeches Collection, Black History, Civil War Era
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Author, abolitionist, political activist, and philosopher, Frederick Douglass was a pivotal figure in the decades of struggle leading up to the Civil War and the Reconstruction era. This inexpensive compilation of his speeches adds vital detail to the portrait of a great historical figure. Featured addresses include "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" which was delivered on July 5, 1852, more than ten years before the Emancipation Proclamation.
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"Had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, today, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke," Douglass assured his listeners, "For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake." Other eloquent and dramatic orations include "Self-Made Men," first delivered in 1859, which defines the principles behind individual success, and "The Church and Prejudice," delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society in 1841.
Douglass’s Addresses
Frederick Douglass’s speeches address slavery, prejudice, and the principles behind individual success.
Come here for
- “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” and its 1852 address
- “Self-Made Men” and “The Church and Prejudice”
Expect
- Addresses delivered between 1841 and 1859
- Political rhetoric, including biting ridicule and stern rebuke
Where it sits
| Speeches Collection | 59% |
|---|---|
| Civil War Era | 32% |
| Black History | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Civil War Era
- Black History
- African American Literary Collections
- Speeches Collection
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- African American Studies
- Authors
- Frederick Douglass, James Daley
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Published
- January 16, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Abolition and slavery · Oratory and political rhetoric · Principles of individual success
- Reading lane
- Civil War Era