John R. McKivigan is Mary O’Brien Gibson Professor of United States History at Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis. He is the general editor of Yale’s Frederick Douglass Papers series. Julie Husband is Professor of Language and Literatures at Northern Iowa University. Heather L. Kaufman is Research Associate with the Frederick Douglass Papers.
"During the nineteenth century, Douglass was celebrated first and
foremost as an orator of uncommon power. This terrific collection
of Douglass’s greatest speeches, supplemented with compelling
contextual materials, provides the best possible introduction to
Douglass’s oratorical genius." — Robert S. Levine, author of The
Lives of Frederick Douglass
"A cursory perusal of this masterful and unique compendium of
Frederick Douglass's oratory quickly confirms why, unlike any of
his contemporaries, Douglass became the conscience of a troubled
country."—Richard Blackett, Vanderbilt University
“The Speeches of Frederick Douglass is an outstanding volume. The
editors have succeeded in their goal of selecting, contextualizing,
and annotating a representative sample of Frederick Douglass’s most
important orations for a wide audience of readers.”—Glen McClish,
San Diego State University
“I very much appreciate the inclusion of Douglass's own writings
about his speaking, the reactions of contemporaries, and the
critical pieces written by modern scholars. The combination of
these elements with these thoroughly annotated, unabridged speeches
provides a fascinating portrait of Frederick Douglass the orator.”
— Richard W. Leeman, UNC Charlotte
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