Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

[Created: 23 February, 2023]
[Updated: 22 May, 2024]

About the Author

See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - Timothy Sandefur, "Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)" <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/douglass-frederick-1818-1895>

See the entry on this author in the Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy - Sundstrom, Ronald, "Frederick Douglass", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/frederick-douglass/>.

About the Texts

Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.

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Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE FACS. PDF TITLE EBOOK
  1852

Oration (july 5th, 1852)

Frederick Douglass, Oration, Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, by Frederick Douglass, July 5th, 1852 (Rochester: Printed by Lee, Mann, and Co., American Building, 1852).

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  1855

My Bondage and my Freedom (1855)

Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and my Freedom. Part I.—Life as a Slave. Part II.—Life As a Freeman. By Frederick Douglass. With an Introduction. By Dr. James M'cune Smith. (New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton &Amp; Mulligan, 1855).

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