Douglass must be one of the most eloquent speakers ever on earth.1. The distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable- and the difficulties to be overcome in getting from the latter to the former, are by no means slight.2. The madness of ...
Frederick Douglass Speech- What to the slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass was the most famous African-American leader of the 1800s. In 1852, the prominent citizens of Rochester, USA, asked him to speak at their Fourth of July festivities. Here’s what he said. “Fellow citize...
It mentions that the famous oration of Douglass was delivered in Rochester, New York on July 5, 1852 entitled "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July". It also notes that Douglass was known for being an eloquent African American abolitionist and advocate of the equal rights in Baltimore,...
Frederick Douglass was a gifted orator and gave many speeches throughout his lifetime. In 1841, he gave a speech at an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket that drew national attention. This speech launched his career as an abolitionist lecturer. Douglass also got an invitation to speak at many...
Berkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksMaking Connections: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cultural DiversityDuffy, Bernard KBesel, Richard D
Nineteenth century America Independence Day orations were as much a part of the celebration as...Duffy, Bernard K.Besel, Richard D.Indiana University of Pennsylvania: IUP Research InstituteMaking Connections