Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass
- ISBN-10
- 0486498824
- ISBN-13
- 9780486498829
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Authors
- Frederick Douglass, James Daley
Description
Author, abolitionist, political speaker, and philosopher,Frederick Douglass was a pivotal figure in the decades ofstruggle leading up to the Civil War and the EmancipationProclamation. This inexpensive compilation of his speeches— including “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” (1852)and “Self-Made Men” (1859) — adds vital detail to the portraitof this great historical figure.Dover Original
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