A fascinating collection of Frederick Douglass’s always-controversial speeches in Brooklyn, New York.
This volume compiles original source material that illustrates the relationship between the abolitionist and Brooklyn. Most prominent are the speeches Douglass gave at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Plymouth Church, and other leading Brooklyn institutions. Whether discussing the politics of the Civil War or recounting his relationships with his friends Abraham Lincoln and John Brown, Douglass’s towering voice sounds anything but dated.
Frederick Douglass (1818?1895) was an abolitionist leader and defender of women’s rights. He escaped from slavery and in 1845 published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
Theodore Hamm is chair of Journalism and New Media Studies at St. Joseph’s College in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. His previous books include The New Blue Media and Pieces of a Decade. He lives in Brooklyn.
