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Assorted References
- African Americans
- association with Lincoln
- contribution to “The North Star”
- development of African American literature
- fugitive slave history
- participation in abolitionism
- place in United States history
- signing of Declaration of Sentiments
- view of Lost Cause interpretation of the American Civil War
- In Lost Cause
authorship of
- “An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage”
- “Reconstruction”
history of
- African Meeting House
- Black History Month
- Freedmen’s Bank
- lyceum movement
Additional Reading
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845), is the most famous of the three autobiographies Douglass wrote over the course of his life. It was followed by My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself: His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History (1881, reissued 1892), which was first published in response to allegations regarding Douglass’s involvement in the Freedman’s Bank and reissued in response to allegations regarding his involvement in the Môle Saint-Nicolas affair during his tenure as U.S. minister and consul general to the Republic of Haiti. Philip S. Foner, Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings, abridged and adapted by Yuval Taylor (1999), provides an overview of Douglass’s speeches and editorials throughout his life. Dickson J. Preston, Young Frederick Douglass: The Maryland Years (1980, reissued 2018), offers an in-depth exploration of Douglass’s family background and early life, from the arrival of his enslaved ancestors in Maryland to his escape from the conditions of slavery, and is the most comprehensive work on Douglass’s enslaved life. David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (2018), is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by a noted Douglass scholar and historian. John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd, and Celeste Marie-Bernier, Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century’s Most Photographed American (2015), provides an excellent summary of Douglass’s life, including essays, photographs, and illustrations.
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Article History
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| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - Frederick Douglass. | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 16, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Agitation and Activism: The Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass. | Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Nov 20, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference added; photo captions updated. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Washington State University - The Autobiographies of Frederick Douglass. | Jul 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Frederick Douglass. | May 08, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 28, 2024 | ||
| Added cross reference to biography of his wife, Anna Murray Douglass. | Dec 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Frederick Douglass On How Slave Owners Used Food As A Weapon Of Control. | Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities Libretexts - Frederick Douglass (18181895). | Jul 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center - Frederick Douglass. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Oct 05, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 01, 2021 | ||
| Standing article replaced by new entry written by Noelle Trent. | Apr 05, 2021 | ||
| Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. | Jul 27, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 19, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 10, 2020 | ||
| Noted that he chose February 14, 1818, as his birthday. | Feb 14, 2019 | ||
| Revised the sentence that discussed when he was sent to Maryland. | Dec 05, 2018 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Frederick Douglass. | Feb 16, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - The Full Emancipation Proclamation. | Feb 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History for Kids - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Dec 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - The Black Press - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Nov 11, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Frederick Douglass Timeline. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Frederick Douglass. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Frederick Douglass. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Inspirational Black Literature - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital History - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Documenting the American South - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Literature Network - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 25, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Apr 13, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Feb 25, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | Feb 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Africans America - Biography of Frederick Douglass. | May 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Groningen - Revolution to Reconstruction - Autobiography of Frederick Douglass. | May 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: A Biography of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Sandra Thomas. | Jun 02, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 06, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2000 |
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