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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852) is a novella by Frederick Douglass. Having escaped from slavery in the South at a young age, Frederick Douglass became a prominent orator and autobiographer who spearheaded the American abolitionist movement in the mid-nineteenth century. In this famous speech, published widely in pamphlet form after it was given to a meeting of the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society on July 5th, 1852, Dougla...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852) is a novella by Frederick Douglass. Having escaped from slavery in the South at a young age, Frederick Douglass became a prominent orator and autobiographer who spearheaded the American abolitionist movement in the mid-nineteenth century. In this famous speech, published widely in pamphlet form after it was given to a meeting of the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society on July 5th, 1852, Dougla...

He is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins." -Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass is born a slave (perhaps the bastard son of his owner), separated from his mother at a young age, and raised in ignorance for a horizon-less life of servitude. In his own words, Douglass tells about the habitual mistreatment he suffered-the graphic abuse only matched in intensity by his continual desire for freedome. Learning to read a...

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Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass' magazine articles: "My Escape from Slavery, " and "Reconstruction, " as well as his address "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery." These pieces show Douglass at his rhetorical best. Important reading for anyone wanting more after reading his Autobiographies.

Excerpt from An Essay on Certain Points of Resemblance Between the Ancient and Modern GreeksWE love to trace, m the descendants of those men who at various periods have benefited and adorned the world by their actions, some trait of resemblance in mind or in person which. Identifies them with their ancestors, we look back with plea sure to the recollections of past fame, and anticipate with eagerness its renewal. In duced by the happy omen to ...

Excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I., Life as a Slave, Part II., Life as a FreemanI am authorized to say that there is not a fictitious name nor place in the whole volume but that names and places are literally given, and that every transaction therein described actually transpired.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduct...

Excerpt from An Essay on Certain Points of Resemblance Between the Ancient and Modern Greeks WE love to trace, m the descendants of those men who at various periods have benefited and adorned the world by their actions, some trait of resemblance in mind or in person which. Identifies them with their ancestors, we look back with plea sure to the recollections of past fame, and anticipate with eagerness its renewal. In duced by the happy omen t...

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This is a true story based on the collection of information from U.S. Army documents, my father, Sgt. Frederick Douglas Sr., Captain James Gill (Referred to as my uncle), and 6 other soldiers that were involved in the unauthorized mission to recover me from a Japanese black market baby ring. Army documents that my father had were also used to put together approximate timelines and fill in gaps of what might have happened during certain times w...

Excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I., Life as a Slave, Part II., Life as a FreemanI am authorized to say that there is not a fictitious name nor place in the whole volume but that names and places are literally given, and that every transaction therein described actually transpired.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduct...

PREFACE: This simple Memorial Volume tells its own story. It is a record of the spontaneous expression of grief and surprise evoked by the unexpected death of Frederick Douglas....Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass' magazine articles: "My Escape from Slavery, " and "Reconstruction, " as well as his address "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery." These pieces show Douglass at his rhetorical best. Important reading for anyone wanting more after reading his Autobiographies.