Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself. His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time, Including His Connection with the Anti-slavery Movement; His Labors in Great Britain as Well as in His Own Country; His Experience in the Conduct of an Influential Newspaper; His Connection with the Underground Railroad; His Relations with John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid; His Recruiting the 54th and 55th Mass. Colored Regiments; His Interviews with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson; His Appointment by Gen. Grant to Accompany the Santo Domingo Commission—Also to a Seat in the Council of the District of Columbia; His Appointment as United States Marshal by President R. B. Hayes; Also His Appointment to Be Recorder of Deeds in Washington by President J. A. Garfield; with Many Other Interesting and Important Events of His Most Eventful Life; With an Introduction by Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston.
Boston: De Wolfe & Fiske Co., 1892.
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- Summary of this title
- About Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
- Letter from Frederick Douglass to To William A. White, July 30, 1846
- Letter from Frederick Douglass to William Lloyd Garrison April 16, 1846
- Letter from Frederick Douglass to William Lloyd Garrison, February 26, 1846
- "My Opposition to War: An Address Delivered in London, England, on May 19, 1846."
- "The Skin Aristocracy in America: An Address Delivered in Coventry, England, February 2, 1847"
- "Our Paper and Its Prospects" The North Star, December 3, 1847
- "The Cambria Riot, My Slave Experience, and My Irish Mission: An Address Delivered in Belfast, Ireland, on December 5, 1845"
- Speech of Wendell Phillips. "Proceedings of the American-Anti-Slavery Society at its second decade." New York, 1854. Twelfth Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society
- A Simple Tale of American Slavery: An Address Delivered in Sheffield, England, on September 11, 1846
- Letter from Frederick Douglass to Francis Jackson, January 29, 1846
- A Few Facts and Personal Observations of Slavery: An Address Delivered in Ayr, Scotland on March 24, 1846
- American Prejudice Against Color: An Address Delivered in Cork, Ireland, October 23, 1845.
- Letter from Frederick Douglass to Henry C. Wright December 22, 1846
- Selected Readings Related to Frederick Douglass
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