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… him, gathered in front of a large garrison flag. Frederick Douglass had come to address Connecticut’s first Black … moving slowly to appoint officers, who had to be white. Douglass circa 1856 This context formed the backdrop for Douglass’s address to the assembled soldiers. “There is a …

… announced today that David Blight, author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Simon & Schuster), is the … nearly 900-page Prophet of Freedom tackles Frederick Douglass’s complex history and his legacy as an … is the foremost expert on the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass,” said James G. Basker, President of the Gilder …

… Ireland and Black America.  Pluto Press: London, 1998. Douglass, Frederick,  A Call for the British Nation to … 1846. Blassingame, John (et al, eds.). The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series One—Speeches, Debates, and … New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979. Vol. I, p. 352. Douglass, Frederick,  A Few Facts and Personal Observations …

… Press / Black Lives series, 2023). —————————— Frederick Douglass, speaking of abolitionist Samuel Ringgold Ward, said … ministers of an entirely white congregation. Along with Douglass, he founded the first African-American labor …

… A Life, by Jean Fagan Yellin. Winner of the 2004 Frederick Douglass Prize Harriet Jacobs, best known as the fugitive … piece of literature.” Winner of the 2004 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, Harriet Jacobs: A Life recovers the … Harriet Jacobs Papers. More information on the Frederick Douglass Book Prize is available online on the Gilder Lehrman …

… has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for her book “The Slave’s Cause: A … publications, educational outreach, and other programs and events. For further information on events and programming, visit glc.yale.edu or contact the …

… to our newsletter. Visit our Photo Gallery of past events. What’s New at the Gilder Lehrman Center TITLE … College Professor Wins the Sixteenth Annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize Christopher Hager, Associate Professor of … has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for his book Word By Word: Emancipation …

… … My Experience and My Mission to Great Britain Frederick Douglass Citation Information:  Frederick Douglass, “My Experience and My Mission to Great Britain: An … 15, 1845. Blassingame, John (et al, eds.). The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series One–Speeches, Debates, and …

… Resource Fund Gilder Lehrman Center Activities Frederick Douglass Book Prize Research Fellowships Scholarly Working …

… Friday with a panel discussion on the life of Frederick Douglass, whose 200th birthday was also last week. The panel … David Blight, a Yale history professor whose biography of Douglass will come out in late 2018. The discussion focused on Douglass’ private life — the women in his life, his overseas …

… 4, 1851) … Letter to Gerrit Smith (June 4, 1851) Frederick Douglass Citation Information:  Frederick Douglass, Rochester, June 4, 1851, Letter. To Gerrit Smith. … Foner , Philip ( ed ). Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass. New York: International Publishers, 1950. Vol . V, …

… … Letter to Richard D. Webb (February 10, 1846) Frederick Douglass Citation Information:  Frederick Douglass, [Letter], Dundee, [Scotland], February 10, 1846. To … Foner , Philip ( ed ). Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass. New York: International Publishers, 1950. Vol . I, …