Frederick Douglass and Ireland : In His Own Words Multiple-component retail product
Edited by Christine (Quinnipiac University, USA) Kinealy
Part of the Routledge Historical Resources series
Multiple-component retail product
Description
Frederick Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, ‘transformative’.
He reported that for the first time in his life he felt like a man, and not a chattel.
Whilst in residence, he became a spokesperson for the abolition movement, but by the time he left the country in early January 1846, he believed that the cause of the slave was the cause of the oppressed everywhere.
This book adds new insight into Frederick Douglass and his time in Ireland.
Contemporary newspaper accounts of the lectures that Douglass gave during his tour of Ireland (in Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Belfast) have been located and transcribed.
The speeches are annotated and accompanied by letters written by Douglass during his stay.
In this way, for the first time, we hear Douglass in his own words.
This unique approach allows us to follow the journey of the young man who, while in Ireland, discovered his own voice.
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- Format:Multiple-component retail product
- Pages:622 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:22/06/2018
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- ISBN:9780815380634
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Out of stock
- Format:Multiple-component retail product
- Pages:622 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:22/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815380634
