Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass


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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass


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Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892.…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (version 2)


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Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself was written in response to critics who…

Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass


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These two articles were reproduced as an e-book by Project Gutenberg in 2008 to supplement "...several articles by Frederick Douglass,…

African-American Collection


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This collection recognizes Black History Month, February 2007. Two excellent resources for public domain African American writing are Africa…

My Bondage and My Freedom


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The life of Frederick Douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self elevation under the most adverse circum…

Abraham Lincoln: A Commemoration – 15 April 2015


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April 14-15th, 2015, is the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This is a collection of pieces to mark that…

The Upward Path: A Reader For Colored Children


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From the preface of the book: "To the present time, there has been no collection of stories and poems by Negro writers, which colored c…

Why is the Negro Lynched?


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We have felt that the most fitting tribute that we, of the Anti-Caste movement, can pay to the memory of this noble and faithful life is to …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037


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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake,…

Oration by Frederick Douglass Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the…


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This is the speech given by Fredrick Douglass at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Lincoln Park, Washington DC, April 14, 1876 alo…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 088


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"With opinions, possession is more than nine points of the law. It is next to impossible to dislodge them." Woodrow Wilson's Study…