![]() ![]() When Douglass's own words are reproduced, his talent as a writer and the sheer monstrousness of slavery are both driven home." - Publishers Weekly "A fascinating collection of Frederick Douglass's controversial speeches in Brooklyn, N.Y., this volume compiles original source material that illustrates the relationship between the abolitionist and the then city of Brooklyn." - Publishers Weekly, Fall 2016 Announcements "The beauty of the book is how fresh words are, how contemporary his voice sounds, and how resonant the message is. A concise introduction provides detail about 19th-century Brooklyn and its conflicted legacy of racial prejudice and abolitionism. ![]() Editor Hamm, a professor of media studies, places a selection of carefully reconstructed speeches in this slim volume, and gives useful context on how they were locally received. "This collection of Douglass's speeches in Brooklyn displays the power of the former slave's oratory before, during, and after the Civil War. ![]()
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