Frederick Douglass in context

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Frederick Douglass in context

edited by Michaël Roy

Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Chronology: p. xvii-xxii

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Frederick Douglass in Context provides an in-depth introduction to the multifaceted life and times of Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century's leading black activist and one of the most celebrated American writers. An international team of scholars sheds new light on the environments and communities that shaped Douglass's career. The book challenges the myth of Douglass as a heroic individualist who towered over family, friends, and colleagues, and reveals instead a man who relied on others and drew strength from a variety of personal and professional relations and networks. This volume offers both a comprehensive representation of Douglass and a series of concentrated studies of specific aspects of his work. It will be a key resource for students, scholars, teachers, and general readers interested in Douglass and his tireless fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Table of Contents

  • List of illustrations
  • List of contributors
  • Chronology Maurice S. Lee
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction Michael Roy
  • Part I. Places
  • 1. Baltimore Lawrence Jackson
  • 2. The British Isles Hannah-Rose Murray
  • 3. Rochester Nancy A. Hewitt
  • 4. Washington, DC John R. McKivigan
  • 5. Tour of Europe and Egypt Gary Totten
  • 6. Haiti Brandon R. Byrd
  • Part II. Genres
  • 7. Autobiography Robert S. Levine
  • 8. Oratory Bjorn F. Stillion Southard
  • 9. Journalism Benjamin Fagan
  • 10. Fiction Ivy G. Wilson
  • 11. Photography Autumn Womack
  • Part III. Activism
  • 12. Abolition Kellie Carter Jackson
  • 13. Temperance Erica L. Ball
  • 14. Women's rights Helene Quanquin
  • 15. The civil war Chandra Manning
  • 16. Reconstruction and civil rights Douglas R. Egerton
  • Part IV. Philosophy
  • 17. Politics Kelvin C. Black
  • 18. Law Jeannine Marie Delombard
  • 19. Education Brigitte Fielder
  • 20. Religion Maurice O. Wallace
  • 21. Science and technology Eric Herschthal
  • 22. Environment Tony C. Perry
  • Part V. Networks
  • 23. The underground railroad Jesse Olsavsky
  • 24. Colored conventions Jim Casey
  • 25. Family Leigh Fought
  • 26. Correspondence Fionnghuala Sweeney
  • 27. Intertextuality Julia Lee
  • Part VI. Afterlifes
  • 28. Paratexts Howard Rambsy II
  • 29. Deployments: activism Nele Sawallisch
  • 30. Deployments: art Janet Neary
  • 31. Teaching Julie Husband
  • 32. Bicentennial A. J. Aiseirithe
  • Further reading
  • Index.

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