The speeches of Frederick Douglass : a critical edition /
This volume brings together twenty of Frederick Douglasss most historically significant speeches on a range of issues, including slavery, abolitionism, civil rights, sectionalism, temperance, womens rights, economic development, and immigration. Douglasss oratory is accompanied by speeches that he c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | This volume brings together twenty of Frederick Douglasss most historically significant speeches on a range of issues, including slavery, abolitionism, civil rights, sectionalism, temperance, womens rights, economic development, and immigration. Douglasss 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 Douglasss effectiveness as a public speaker and advocate. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxix, 645 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-609) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300192179 0300192177 |