The Frederick Douglass papers at the Library of Congress.

The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress contai items relating to Douglass's life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant. The papers span the years 1841-1964, with the bulk of the material from 1862-1895. The collection also contains the writings of som...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program
Format:	Electronic Website
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, 2001-
Subjects:	Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895 > Manuscripts. Antislavery movements > United States. African American abolitionists > 19th century. Abolitionists > United States. Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895. Abolitionists. African American abolitionists. Antislavery movements. United States. 1800-1899 Manuscripts.
Online Access:	Notre Dame Online Access
Summary:	The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress contai items relating to Douglass's life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant. The papers span the years 1841-1964, with the bulk of the material from 1862-1895. The collection also contains the writings of some of Douglass's contemporaries such as Henry Ward Beecher, Ida B. Wells, Gerrit Smith, and Horace Greeley. Subjects covered in the collection include politics, emancipation, racial prejudice, women's suffrage, and prison reform.