{"product_id":"9780486498829","title":"Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAuthor, 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":47022782644464,"sku":"9780486498829","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486498829_p0.jpg?v=1763708872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486498829","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}