{"product_id":"great-speeches-by-frederick-douglass-dover-thrift-editions-black-history","title":"Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History)","description":"Author, abolitionist, political activist, and philosopher, Frederick Douglass was a pivotal figure in the decades of struggle leading up to the Civil War and the Reconstruction era. This inexpensive compilation of his speeches adds vital detail to the portrait of a great historical figure.\u003cbr\u003eFeatured addresses include \"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?\" which was delivered on July 5, 1852, more than ten years before the Emancipation Proclamation. \"Had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, today, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke,\" Douglass assured his listeners, \"For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.\" Other eloquent and dramatic orations include \"Self-Made Men,\" first delivered in 1859, which defines the principles behind individual success, and \"The Church and Prejudice,\" delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society in 1841.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47730986090722,"sku":"MTO-DOVER-2026-04-23-3.15-1058","price":27.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_394_VJgM7Em-r.jpg?v=1776981543","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/great-speeches-by-frederick-douglass-dover-thrift-editions-black-history","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}