Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn

A fascinating collection of Frederick Douglass's always-controversial speeches in Brooklyn, New York.

“In Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn, Theodore Hamm persuasively and passionately makes the case that the borough (and former city) became a powerful forum for Douglass’s abolitionist agenda in the mid-19th century after he escaped slavery in 1838.” —New York Times

This volume compiles original source material that illustrates the complex relationship between Frederick Douglass and the city of ...