Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings

by Frederick Douglass and Yuval Taylo Philip S. Foner

Book Overview

One of the greatest African American leaders and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, Frederick Douglass spoke and wrote with unsurpassed eloquence on almost all the major issues confronting the American people during his life--from the abolition of slavery to women's rights, from the Civil War to lynching, from American patriotism to black nationalism. Between 1950 and 1975, Philip S. Foner collected the most important of Douglass's hundreds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556523521
• ISBN13: 9781556523526
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Length: 808 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

A superb collection of speeches, writings, and reflections.

Frederick Douglas was one of the most important African American leaders of the 19th Century. He was a man who spoke and wrote with an unsurpassed eloquent on the issues confronting the American people during his life. His commentaries ranged from the abolition of slavery to women's rights, From the Civil War to racial lynchings, from American patriotism to black nationalism. Frederick Douglas: Selected Speeches and Writings was originally edited by Philip S. Foner and has been abridged and adapted in this superb "The Library of Black America" edition by Yuval Taylor. Frederick Douglas: Selected Speeches And Writings will form a core title in any personal, academic, or public library Black Studies collection.