Publisher's Synopsis
Author, abolitionist, political speaker, and philosopher, Frederick Douglass was a pivotal figure in the decades of struggle leading up to the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. This inexpensive compilation of his speeches - including "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" (1852) and "Self-Made Men" (1859) - adds vital detail to the portrait of this great historical figure. Dover Original
