Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn

"Persuasively and passionately makes the case that the borough (and former city) became a powerful forum for Douglass's abolitionist agenda." —The New York Times

This volume compiles original source material that illustrates the complex relationship between Frederick Douglass, who escaped bondage, wrote a bestselling autobiography, and advised a US president, and the city of Brooklyn. Most prominent are the speeches the abolitionist gave at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Plymouth Church, an...