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| Douglass' Writings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On July 5, 1852, Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester, N.Y.'s Corinthian Hall. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Narritive of the Life of Frederick Douglass | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First printed in 1845, by the Anti-Slavery Office in Boston. Douglass' narrative sold 30,000 copies in the first 5 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Plea for Free Speech in Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Given in 1860, this speech was given after an anti-slavery meeting was interupted by a "mob of gentlemen." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| What a Black Man Wants |
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| Douglass gave this speech at the close of the civil war, which is when he really started to stress the black mans right to vote. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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