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Hace 5 días · His speeches, such as "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" (1852) and "Self-Made Men" (1859), showcased his ability to challenge societal norms and advocate for the humanity and dignity of African Americans. Douglass also recognized the importance of the press in shaping public opinion.
Hace 2 días · One can almost imagine Douglass, one of history’s great orators, pausing and looking down towards hell as he uttered that sardonic phrase. If he did, the rhetorical flourish would better explain why, according to the transcript in the Frederick Douglass Papers, the sentence was followed not only by applause from the audience, but by laughter.
It happens to be the anniversary of my escape from bondage. Fifty-six years ago to-day, it was my good fortune to cease to be a slave, a chattel personal, and to become a man. It was upon the 3rd day of September, 1838, that I started upon my little life work in the world. It was a great day for me.
Hace 4 días · Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, a leader of the anti-slavery movement in the North, editor of the abolitionist newspaper The North Star and, after the Civil War, a diplomat for the U.S. government. This excerpt is from an address on West India Emancipation, delivered August 4, 1857.
Hace 1 día · Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. People everywhere still find inspiration today in his tireless struggle, brilliant words, and inclusive vision of humanity.
Hace 3 días · Humanities TexasFebruary 2013. Earlier this month at our "American Writing on the Civil War" teacher workshop, Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, shared these insights on the life and work of Frederick Douglass. I'd like to present a different perspective on Frederick Douglass.
Hace 4 días · Writers like Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, John Greenleaf Whittier, and George Lippard answered with scathing irony, generating oxymoronic characters like the Christian slaveholder who used “republican whips, democratic chains” 74 on enslaved blacks, or the church-going capitalist who ignored the starving poor, or missionaries who distributed tracts abroad while ignoring the ...
