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Frederick Douglass was a powerful orator and leader of the abolitionist movement in the United States. He delivered numerous speeches advocating for the end of slavery and denouncing the hypocrisy of celebrating Independence Day while millions remained in bondage. Douglass also wrote several influential books and articles describing his life as a slave and his transformation into a leading voice for emancipation. Through his oratory skills and written works, Douglass was highly effective at bringing attention to the injustice of slavery and mobilizing the movement to abolish it.

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Annotated Bibliography

Frederick Douglass was a powerful orator and leader of the abolitionist movement in the United States. He delivered numerous speeches advocating for the end of slavery and denouncing the hypocrisy of celebrating Independence Day while millions remained in bondage. Douglass also wrote several influential books and articles describing his life as a slave and his transformation into a leading voice for emancipation. Through his oratory skills and written works, Douglass was highly effective at bringing attention to the injustice of slavery and mobilizing the movement to abolish it.

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How Frederick Douglass Changed Abolitionism

Primary Sources:
*Andrews, William. “Frederick Douglass, Preacher.” American Literature, Vol. 5
4,
No. 4 (Dec. 1982), pp. 592-597. Duke University Press. Scholarly Journ
al
Articles. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2926008
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Douglass, Frederick. “If There is No Struggle, There Is No Progress.” Canandai
gua,
New York. 3 Aug, 1857. http://www.blackpast.org/?q=1857-frederick-douglass-if-
there-no-struggle-there-no-progress .
In the speech, “If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress”, it delivers the
thoughts of the West Indies Emancipation and how much of a struggle it was to ge
t freedom for slaves there. Although the speech is mainly directed at emancipat
ion for slaves in the West Indies and how crucial is was for them to be given fr
eedom, he is using his ability as an abolitionist to lecture the crowd on abolis
hing slavery everywhere and how much of a struggle it was to put this all to an
end. Frederick ability to deliver speeches so well was one of his talents and a
lthough he wasn’t officially free in 1857, people still came to his speeches and
very much enjoyed them. He goes on to tell how the slaves have very little enc
ouragement to do anything, and this has to be put to an end.

Taylor 2

Douglass, Frederick. The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.. “What to the Slave Is


The Fourth Of July.” Rochester, New York. 4
July 1852. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/douglass.htm
One of Frederick Douglass’s most famous speeches, it is full of sarcasm
and
Hypocrisy used to make the audience feel ashamed, and for good reason. The spee
ch is has many examples of how African American slaves are constantly overlooked
in society and while white people act like there is nothing wrong and everythin
g is perfect, it is the exact opposite for the slaves, and everyone is aware of
this even if they don’t admit it. It is a very powerful speech and really shows
the audience what problems they have been causing. Although Frederick may soun
d a little harsh, it is a very powerful speech that really captures the audience
’s attention.
Gaido, Daniel. “Rebels of The Past. Frederick Douglass: Great Abolitionist Lead
er.”
September 1946, pg. 277-281 2 Oct. 2009 http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/new
spape/fi/vol07/no09/freddoug.htm
In this Article by Daniel Gaido and marked up by Andrew Pollack for the ETOL, th
ere are many detailed accounts of the many remarkable and noble things Frederick
Douglass accomplished. It starts out by giving background information of Frede
rick’s life and how he became revolutionary to Abolitionism. Included in the ar
ticle is a lengthy timeline that shows all of Frederick’s many attempts to aboli
sh slavery and his success. It also includes the many books and journals he wro
te that included his thoughts and accomplishments.
*Pitre, Merline. “Frederick Douglass: The Politician Vs. The Social Reformer.”
Clark Atlanta University, 1979. http://www.jstor.org/pss/274569
In the Article, by Merline Pitre, there are many helpful points made abo
ut
Frederick Douglass and how he was an excellent social reformer and
Politian. There were things in this article that I did not know about
Frederick Douglass until I read this and I think that it will help me fu
rther
with the research for my topic. The article explains how Frederick was
viewed by people all over the country and how he became an abolitionist
and social reformer. I am hoping that I can find more articles that
are similar to
this article because I think its helping me dig deeper into my topic.

Rochester Regional Library Council. “Western New York Suffrages: Frederick


Douglass.” Rochester, New York. 2000. http://www.winningthevote.org/FDouglass.
html
In this secondary article online, there is a lot of information regarding Freder
ick Douglass and how he contributed to abolitionism. It starts out talking abou
t his life when he was a young man as a slave and continues all the way up until
his death. I find this article very helpful because it gives me much needed in
formation and all of his goals and accomplishments. I think this article will r
eally help me succeed in doing my report because it is very informative and real
ly helps me connect the themes of how Frederick Douglass was revolutionary to ab
olitionism and how people reacted to Frederick Douglass’ abolitionism.
*Sunquist, Eric. “Frederick Douglass’ Name and Duality of His Nature.” Oakwood
Mgt. 1996-2010. http://studyworld.com/frederick_douglass.htm
This is yet another article that has proven to be very helpful in my res
earch.
It begins by giving a brief background on Frederick Douglass and then
Continues to talk about his many accomplishments and the many people
He had met on the way. What I find interesting about this article is th
e
Information included about the people he worked with throughout his life
.
It is helpful to see who else was involved and I think it will help me w
ith my
Research. There are also links that can be clicked on to lead to furthe
r
Sources.
Thomas, Sandra. “The Civil War Years- The Fight For Emancipation.”
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/part4.html
The chapter that is being cited it one of many from A Biography of The Life of F
rederick Douglass, by Sandra Thomas. The Article consists of the years that see
med most crucial for Frederick Douglass. The Article explains how Frederick Dou
glass traveled the country, presenting many speeches and working very hard to ab
olish slavery. It also describes the encounter between President Lincoln and Do
uglass right before slavery was abolished.

Thomas Sandra. “From Slave to Abolitionist/Editor.”


http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/part2.html
In this second chapter also written by Sandra Thomas, describes the life
of
Frederick Douglass after he has been freed as a slave. It explains that
Although Frederick is finally free from slavery he still has a lot to do
and take care of, like the abolitionist movement. It also explains how F
rederick met William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist who wrote The Liberator.
” This is a helpful article to me because it explains Frederick’s hectic lif
e after slavery. It describes his ability to speak in front of large crow
ds and also his many accomplishments from then on.

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