The Mind of Frederick Douglass, Volume 2

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Univ of North Carolina Press, Feb 1, 1986 - Biography & Autobiography - 333 pages
Frederick Douglass was unquestionably the foremost black American of the nineteenth century. The extraordinary life of this former slave turned abolitionist orator, newspaper editor, social reformer, race leader, and Republican party advocate has inspired
 

Contents

The Formative Years and Beyond
3
Abolitionism The Travail of a Great Lifes Work
18
The Politics of a Race Leader
55
Humanism Race and Leadership
92
The Ideology of White Supremacy
109
Feminism Race and Social Reform
136
The Philosophy and Pursuit of Social Reform
165
A Composite American Nationality
197
Ethnology and Equality
225
Selfmade Man Selfconscious Hero
253
Epilogue
281
Notes
285
Bibliography
309
Index
317
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Waldo E. Martin, Jr., is assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia.

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