The Civil War
Speeches and Writings of Frederick Douglass
2018-05-12T18:00:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDkzXC8yMDE4MDUxMjE4MDE1NDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Yale University professor David Blight talked about the political -- and often religious -- rhetoric that Frederick Douglass used when writing or speaking about abolition and the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Civil War History.
Yale University professor David Blight talked about the political -- and often religious -- rhetoric that Frederick Douglass used when writing or…
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Yale University professor David Blight talked about the political -- and often religious -- rhetoric that Frederick Douglass used when writing or speaking about abolition and the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Civil War History. close
Yale University professor David Blight talked about the political -- and often religious -- rhetoric that Frederick Douglass used when writing or… read more
Yale University professor David Blight talked about the political -- and often religious -- rhetoric that Frederick Douglass used when writing or speaking about abolition and the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Civil War History. close
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