The Right to Criticize American Institutions
Source: Speech before the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 11, 1847. I am very glad to…
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
“No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and…
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
“Going to Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway to all my subsequent prosperity”…
“Self-Made Men”
Speech by Frederick Douglass written in 1872. The subject announced for this evening’s entertainment…
“Another Word to Colored Men”
Source: Douglass Monthly, April 1863 Let me sound once more the trump of war.…
“Men of Color to Arms!”
Broadside, Rochester, March 21, 1863 When first the rebel cannon shattered the walls of Sumter…
“Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?”
Source: Frederick Douglass, Douglass’ Monthly, April 1863 This question has been repeatedly put to us…
“The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”
“The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass – July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens,…
“What The Black Man Wants”
“What The Black Man Wants” was a speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the…
“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand”
“Fighting Rebels With Only One Hand” was originally published in Douglass’ Monthly, September 1861. What…