Inside the Vault: David Blight Discusses Frederick Douglass Documents
by Gilder Lehrman Staff
On February 3, 2022, our curators were joined by Dr. David Blight to discuss his favorite Frederick Douglass documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
Click here to download the slides from the presentation.
Featured Documents
- Frederick Douglass, Oration Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, July 5, 1852
- Frederick Douglass to Hugh Auld, October 4, 1857
- Frederick Douglass to Mary Todd Lincoln, August 17, 1865
- Frederick Douglass to Benjamin Franklin Auld, March 24, 1894
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- Frederick Douglass to Hugh Auld: 4:03–11:25
- Frederick Douglass to Benjamin Franklin Auld: 11:33–23:57
- Oration Delivered in Corinthian Hall: 24:00–50:10
- Frederick Douglass to Mary Todd Lincoln: 51:02–1:11:16
Additional Resources
- Spotlight on a Primary Source: Frederick Douglass’s Tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 1880
- Essay: “Frederick Douglass, Orator” by Sarah Meer
- Essay: “Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom” by Steven Mintz
- Video: “Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln” by David W. Blight
- Video: “Frederick Douglass on Lincoln and Reconstruction” by Matthew Pinsker
- Hamilton Cast Read Along: “Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story” by Shana Keller (Author) and Kayla Stark (Illustrator)
- Spotlight on a Primary Source: Buying Frederick Douglass’s Freedom, 1846
- Spotlight on a Primary Source: Frederick Douglass on Jim Crow, 1887
- Online Exhibition: Activist for Equality: Frederick Douglass at 200
- Lesson Plan: Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July