FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection: Autobiographies, 50+ Speeches, Articles & Letters (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Autobiographies, Speeches, and Letters on Slavery, Freedom, EqualityBy Frederick Douglass
Length63h 41m
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection gathers the major autobiographies, more than fifty speeches, articles, and letters of one of the nineteenth century's most commanding prose stylists and moral intellects. Across narratives such as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom, and Life and Times, the volume traces slavery, self-education, escape, abolitionist struggle, and Reconstruction. Douglass's style combines biblical resonance, forensic argument, irony, and vivid personal testimony, placing him at the center of African American letters, reform rhetoric, and transatlantic abolitionist literature. Frederick Douglass, born enslaved in Maryland in 1818, transformed his own life into an instrument of public truth. His illegal pursuit of literacy, escape from bondage, work as an abolitionist lecturer, editorship of antislavery newspapers, advocacy for women's rights, and service as a statesman all shaped the urgency and breadth of these writings. He wrote not merely to remember, but to expose, persuade, and redefine American democracy. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking the fullest encounter with Douglass's mind and mission. It is recommended to students, historians, literary scholars, and general readers who wish to understand freedom, citizenship, and the power of language as an act of liberation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length63 hrs 41 mins
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Publish dateFeb 18, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection: Autobiographies, 50+ Speeches, Articles & Letters (Annotated)
90CHAPTER VII. TRIUMPHS AND TRIALS
2Introduction
91CHAPTER VIII. JOHN BROWN AND MRS. STOWE
3Author Biography
92CHAPTER IX. INCREASING DEMANDS OF THE SLAVE POWER
4Historical Context
93CHAPTER X. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
5Synopsis (Selection)
94CHAPTER XI. SECESSION AND WAR
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6FREDERICK DOUGLASS Ultimate Collection: Autobiographies, 50+ Speeches, Articles & Letters
95CHAPTER XII. HOPE FOR THE NATION
7Memoirs
96CHAPTER XIII. VAST CHANGES
8Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
97CHAPTER XIV. LIVING AND LEARNING
9PREFACE
98CHAPTER XV. WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE
10LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.
99CHAPTER XVI. "TIME MAKES ALL THINGS EVEN"
11CHAPTER I
100CHAPTER XVII. INCIDENTS AND EVENTS
12CHAPTER II
101CHAPTER XVIII. "HONOR TO WHOM HONOR"
13CHAPTER III
102CHAPTER XIX. RETROSPECTION
14CHAPTER IV
103APPENDIX
15CHAPTER V
104THIRD PART
16CHAPTER VI
105CHAPTER I. LATER LIFE
17CHAPTER VII
106CHAPTER II. A GRAND OCCASION
18CHAPTER VIII
107CHAPTER III. DOUBTS AS TO GARFIELD'S COURSE
19CHAPTER IX
108CHAPTER IV. RECORDER OF DEEDS
20CHAPTER X
109CHAPTER V. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S ADMINISTRATION
21CHAPTER XI
110CHAPTER VI. THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
22APPENDIX
111CHAPTER VII. DEFEAT OF JAMES G. BLAINE
23My Bondage and My Freedom
112CHAPTER VIII. EUROPEAN TOUR
24INTRODUCTION
113CHAPTER IX. CONTINUATION OF EUROPEAN TOUR
25CHAPTER I.Childhood
114CHAPTER X. THE CAMPAIGN OF 1888
26CHAPTER II.Removed from My First Home
115CHAPTER XI. ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT HARRISON
27CHAPTER III.Parentage
116CHAPTER XII. MINISTER TO HAÏTI
28CHAPTER IV.A General Survey of the Slave Plantation
117CHAPTER XIII. CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE MÔLE ST. NICOLAS
29CHAPTER V.Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery
118Speeches & Essays
30CHAPTER VI.Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd’s Plantation
119The Heroic Slave
31CHAPTER VII.Life in the Great House
120Part 1
32CHAPTER VIII.A Chapter of Horrors
121Part 2
33CHAPTER IX.Personal Treatment
122Part 3
34CHAPTER X.Life in Baltimore
123Part 4
35CHAPTER XI.“A Change Came O’er the Spirit of My Dream”
124My Escape from Slavery
36CHAPTER XII.Religious Nature Awakened
125What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
37CHAPTER XIII.The Vicissitudes of Slave Life
126Self-Made Men
38CHAPTER XIV.Experience in St. Michael’s
127The Church and Prejudice
39CHAPTER XV.Covey, the Negro Breaker
128The Color Line
40CHAPTER XVI.Another Pressure of the Tyrant’s Vice
129Other Writings & Speeches
41CHAPTER XVII.The Last Flogging
130The Future of the Colored Race
42CHAPTER XVIII.New Relations and Duties
131Abolition Fanaticism in New York
43CHAPTER XIX.The Run-Away Plot
132An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
44CHAPTER XX.Apprenticeship Life
133Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln
45CHAPTER XXI.My Escape from Slavery
134Reconstruction
46CHAPTER XXII.Liberty Attained
135John Brown: An Address at the 14th Anniversary of Storer College
47CHAPTER XXIII.Introduced to the Abolitionists
136The Hypocrisy of American Slavery
48CHAPTER XXIV.Twenty-One Months in Great Britain
137The Claims of Our Common Cause
49CHAPTER XXV.Various Incidents
138The End of All Compromises with Slavery – Now and Forever
50RECEPTION SPEECH
139The Kansas-Nebraska Bill
51Dr. Campbell’s Reply
140The Dred Scott Decision
52LETTER TO HIS OLD MASTER To My Old Master, Thomas Auld
141Farewell Speech to the British People
53THE NATURE OF SLAVERY
142Comments on Gerrit Smith’s Address
54INHUMANITY OF SLAVERY
143Change of Opinion Announced
55WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?
144Colonization
56THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE
145Henry Clay and Slavery
57THE SLAVERY PARTY
146The Free Negro’s Place Is In America
58THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT
147Horace Greeley and Colonization
59Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
148The Fugitive Slave Law
60INTRODUCTION
149The Revolution of 1848
61FIRST PART
150West India Emancipation
62CHAPTER I. AUTHOR'S BIRTH
151The Chicago Nomination
63CHAPTER II. REMOVAL FROM GRANDMOTHER'S
152The Late Election
64CHAPTER III. TROUBLES OF CHILDHOOD
153The Union and How to Save It
65CHAPTER IV. A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE SLAVE PLANTATION
154Sudden Revolution in Northern Sentiment
66CHAPTER V. A SLAVEHOLDER'S CHARACTER
155How to End the War
67CHAPTER VI. A CHILD'S REASONING
156Cast off the Millstone
68CHAPTER VII. LUXURIES AT THE GREAT HOUSE
157The Reasons for Our Troubles
69CHAPTER VIII. CHARACTERISTICS OF OVERSEERS
158The War and How to End It
70CHAPTER IX. CHANGE OF LOCATION
159What Shall be Done with the Slaves if Emancipated
71CHAPTER X. LEARNING TO READ
160The President and His Speeches
72CHAPTER XI. GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE
161Emancipation Proclaimed
73CHAPTER XII. RELIGIOUS NATURE AWAKENED
162Men of Color, To Arms!
74CHAPTER XIII. THE VICISSITUDES OF SLAVE LIFE
163Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?
75CHAPTER XIV. EXPERIENCE IN ST. MICHAELS
164Our Work Is Not Done
76CHAPTER XV. COVEY, THE NEGRO BREAKER
165The Work of the Future
77CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER PRESSURE OF THE TYRANT'S VISE
166What the Black Man Wants
78CHAPTER XVII. THE LAST FLOGGING
167Give Us the Freedom Intended for Us
79CHAPTER XVIII. NEW RELATIONS AND DUTIES
168A Call to Work
80CHAPTER XIX. THE RUNAWAY PLOT
169The Word “White”
81CHAPTER XX
170Introduction to “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbian Exposition”
82CHAPTER XXI. ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY
171Letters
83SECOND PART
172Reply of the Colored Delegation to the President
84CHAPTER I. ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY
173Letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe
85CHAPTER II. LIFE AS A FREEMAN
174Letter to Miss Wells
86CHAPTER III. INTRODUCED TO THE ABOLITIONISTS
175Analysis
87CHAPTER IV. RECOLLECTIONS OF OLD FRIENDS
176Reflection
88CHAPTER V. ONE HUNDRED CONVENTIONS
177Memorable Quotes
89CHAPTER VI. IMPRESSIONS ABROAD
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