Introduction
“Frederick Douglass was a prominent African-American leader of the nineteenth century. He was an abolitionist, journalist, editor, political commentator, social critic, spiritual leader, and source of hope for the community of disenfranchised Americans. This guide provides access to selected Library of Congress digital and print resources as well as links to external websites on Frederick Douglass”
Source: Library of Congress Frederick Douglass: A Resource Guide
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Frederick Douglass
John White Hurn Photographer. Date Taken: January 14, 1862.
Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540
“The 4th of July Address, delivered in Corinthian Hall, by Frederick Douglass, is published on good paper, and makes a neat pamphlet of forty pages. The 'Address' may be had at this office, price ten cents, a single copy, or six dollars per hundred,” quoted from Advertisement in Frederick Douglass’ Paper , a week after he delivered the speech on July 5th, 1852 in Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York.
Full text of the speech What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?
Source: The Public Domain Review: