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Three Addresses on the Relations Between White and Colored People
Frederick Douglass · 1886
A collection of Douglass's speeches on race relations and civil rights in the United States, published in 1886.
A collection of Douglass's own speeches on civil rights, showing his continued advocacy after the Civil War.
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What it is
This book collects speeches delivered by Frederick Douglass, including an address given in 1883 to a Convention of Colored Men in Louisville, Kentucky. It was printed in Washington in 1886.
Why it matters
These speeches show Douglass addressing the unfinished work of freedom after emancipation, speaking directly to the challenges faced by formerly enslaved people and to the broader American public about citizenship and equality.
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- Who is Douglass speaking to, and what does he want them to understand?
- What problems does he identify as remaining after slavery ended?
- Why might collecting these speeches into one book have been important?
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