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Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings (The Library of Black America series) Paperback – Abridged, April 1, 2000

by Frederick Douglass (Author), Philip S. Foner (Editor), Yuval Taylor (Editor)

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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 of speeches, letters, articles, and editorials into an impressive five-volume set, now long out of print. Abridged and condensed into one volume, and supplemented with several important texts that Foner did not include, this compendium presents the most significant, insightful, and elegant short works of Douglass’s massive oeuvre.

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Taylor (I Was Born a Slave: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives), an editor at Lawrence Hill, serves readers and libraries well by adapting and abridging Foner's acclaimed The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass, Vols. 1-5 (International Publishers, 1950-1975). As the text shows, Douglass's language, intellect, and humanity create a compelling narrative of 19th-century America. On display here are his ideas about abolitionism, feminism, electoral politics, and peace, as well as family, religion, literature, and economics. Although Taylor does not always provide thorough citations, this much of Douglass's work is not available elsewhere in such an affordable volume. Recommended for public and academic libraries.ASherri Barnes, Ventura, CA
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“[This collection] puts all America under deep obligation. . . . The figure of a great man rises from [this volume].” —W. E. B. Du Bois, author, The Souls of Black Folk

“An outstanding contribution to the social history of the Negro in the United States.” —E. Franklin Frazier, author, Black Bourgeoisie

“[An] evident outcome of great labor and love, [this book] is a monumental piece of historical scholarship, contributing as much to vital aspects of American history as to the documentary portraiture of the nineteenth century’s greatest American Negro.” —Alain Locke, editor of The New Negro

“A veritable treasure house of historical information.” —Benjamin Quarles, author of The Negro in the American Revolution and Frederick Douglass

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Series: The Library of Black America series
Paperback: 808 pages
Publisher: Chicago Review Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556523521
ISBN-13: 978-1556523526
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.6 x 9 inches
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February 15, 2009

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President Lincoln regarded Douglass as "one of the most meritorious men, if not the most meritorious man, in the United States". Douglass thought it gossly unfair that black Union troops were getting paid less than whites. He went to the White House and managed to meet Lincoln in private to present his argument. Lincoln agreed and told Douglass that he would sign any executive order and any other documents necessary to assure that it would be done. They became friends and, to my knowledge, he was the first black man to be invited to the White House for a social engagement. He attended the evening celebration at the White House followng Lincoln's second inaugural.

Douglass spent his first 20 years of life as a slave and was totally self-educated. He purchased his freedom (with some financial assistace) and wrote two best selling autobiographies before the age of 20. Thereafter, etited his own newspaper and gave brilliant orations in the days when great orators were famous.

Douglass's home overlooking Washington is now an historic landmark open to the public. As an old man he sat in his rocker on the front porch and greeted an endless string of young black men asking him how they could further the civil rights movement. His only advice was to "agitate", "agitate" and "agitate".

As a kid I recollect walking around with an "I Like Ike" sign. Winston Churchill was around then and was occasionally interviewd. Eleanor Roosevent was a driving force in Adlai Sevenson's presidential campaign. We kids thought her voice was very strange. The only name for niggers was niggers, who lagged closely behind Jews and Catholics in the society from which I came.

It's amazingly wonderful how much society has changed during my own lifetime. Diversity is America. But it seems to me that 20th century historians writing about the civil rights movement are negligent, at best, by marginalizing, and even overlooking, the sublime accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, the man voted by President Lincoln as the most meritorious man in the United States.

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Never would have felt the pain

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.. . if I've never read this book, I always have the so called black race in my thoughts for they suffered the same pain we so called Mexicans did.. Fred Douglas inspires to self educate yourselves in every way according to reality, because that's what will help us survive through kingdoms that don't belong to us..

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Very educational!

October 21, 2013

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I am almost finish with this book and I must say that it is gripping! The harshness that Frederick Douglass was witness to, the struggle to be recognized as a man, to get an education. This is a must read if you would like to learn more about America's treatment of slaves and blacks in general. As an American veteran, this kind of history means so much to me. I am also doing lots of reading about the origins of all people who came to this country and to broaden your horizon I would invite you to do the same.

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Something for everyone's library.

April 28, 2018

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This should be on every American's reading list. Douglas was a great man, a great American and a great Republican. He is also a fine and compelling writer.

Though white abolitionists were clearly on the right side and were doing better than most Southerners and non-abolitionists

July 14, 2015

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Read Frederick Douglass instead of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Though white abolitionists were clearly on the right side and were doing better than most Southerners and non-abolitionists, they were still hella racist.
Also, read the better, non-caricatured version of Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I A Woman?" Speech. http://pedagogy.dukejournals.org/content/10/3/511.full.pdf+html

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April 3, 2018

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Fredrick Douglass was a great man! He overcame insurmountable odds to become a man for our young people emulate.

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This is a very nice copy. Excellent read.

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in Mr. Douglass's own words. Cleared up so many misconceptions

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