Between the covers of Slave Testimony readers will find the largest collection of annotated and authenticated accounts of slaves ever published in one volume. In them, the slaves of Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Henry Clay, and others speak for themselves about their culture, plantation life, the adequacy of their food, clothing, and shelter, ...
Frederick Douglass wrote MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM after he had established himself as a lecturer, writer, and newspaper publisher. In it, he expands on the experiences described in his NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF A SLAVE, and tells of his experiences with segregation in the North. Written in 1855, MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM is considered one of the ...
Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, "Black New Orleans" explores the twenty-year period in which the city's black population more than doubled. Meticulously researched and replete with archival illustrations from newspapers and rare periodicals, John W. Blassingame's groundbreaking history offers a unique look at the economic and ...
This volume contains the first of Frederick Douglass's three autobiographies, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass". It is annotated and accompanied by reproductions of historical documents relating to its publication and an introduction.
The end of the US Civil War and the era of reconstruction had a significant impact on Frederick Douglass. During the period covered by this volume, which contains 62 speeches by Douglass, he was active in various campaigns, including those for equal rights for black Americans and women's suffrage.
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