The Speeches of Frederick Douglass
A Critical Edition
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Frederick Douglass | ISBN: | 9780300240696 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frederick Douglass |
| ISBN: | 9780300240696 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
A collection of twenty of Frederick Douglass’s most important orations
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.
A collection of twenty of Frederick Douglass’s most important orations
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.
