The Speeches of Frederick Douglass: A Critical Edition

Authors

Julie Husband, University of Northern Iowa
John R. McKivigan
Heather L. Kaufman

Files

Description

This volume brings together twenty of Frederick Douglass’s most historically significant speeches on a range of issues, including slavery, abolitionism, civil rights, sectionalism, temperance, women’s rights, economic development, and immigration. Douglass’s oratory is accompanied by speeches that he considered influential, his thoughts on giving public lectures and the skills necessary to succeed in that endeavor, commentary by his contemporaries on his performances, and modern-day assessments of Douglass’s effectiveness as a public speaker and advocate.

Keywords

Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century; African American orators; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- African American authors; Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Oratory

Document Type

Book

ISBN

9780300192179

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

Yale University Press

Department

Department of Languages and Literatures

Object Description

xxxix, 645 pages ; 21 cm

Language

en

Recommended Citation

Husband, Julie; McKivigan, John R.; and Kaufman, Heather L., "The Speeches of Frederick Douglass: A Critical Edition" (2018). Faculty Book Gallery. 696.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facbook/696