Liberating Sojourn Frederick Douglass and Transatlantic Reform |
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| Editor:
| Rice, Alan J.
Crawford, Martin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-2129-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Still in his twenties but already famous for his fiery orations and controversial autobiography, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass traveled to Great Britain in 1845 on an eighteen-month lecture and fund-raising tour. This book examines how that visit affected transatlantic reform movements and Douglass's own thinking.
Still in his twenties but already famous for his fiery orations and controversial autobiography, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass traveled to Great Britain in 1845 on an eighteen-month lecture and fund-raising tour. This book examines how that visit affected transatlantic reform movements and Douglass's own thinking.