Read this narrative, whose complete title is, "An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage." Learn where the piece originally appeared.
Read Douglass' 1855 speech to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society in which he describes the different sects of the abolitionist movement.
Browse an interactive timeline and autobiographical works of this nineteenth-century African-American abolitionist.
Features the 1852 novella by Frederick Douglass, his only attempt at fiction. Also offers a critical bibliography, commentary, and notes.
Library of Congress provides a transcription of Douglass' 1881 speech about John Brown's raid given at Storer College in Harper's Ferry.
Exhibit features a look at the draft manuscript of Douglass' autobiography, "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass."
Educational resource from PBS features an overview and a transcription of Frederick Douglass' speech about a slaves view of the 4th of July.
Read this piece describing the author's experiences with slavery, printed in 1881. Follow the links to see a list of African American authors.
Taken from the 19th century magazine, "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly," this composition describes some of the difficulties of the post-war era.
Peruse this essay regarding the duties of the United States towards recently freed African American citizens. Features links to other authors.
Atlantic Monthly reprints an article by Douglass about the reconstruction process that originally graced the pages of the magazine in 1866.
Peruse this author's thoughts on two subjects that are as important now as they were in the 19th century, racism and prejudice.
Browse a copy of this essay that was initially published during the late 19th century. Follow the links to see other pieces by the author.
Read a transcription of Douglass' 1852 speech at the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society about the irony of the 4th of July and slavery.