{"product_id":"great-speeches-by-african-americans-frederick-douglass-sojourner-truth-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-barack-obama-and-others","title":"Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Daley is the editor of several Dover editions, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe World's Greatest Short Stories, Classic Crime Stories, Favorite Christmas Poems, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eGreat Writers on the Art of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHenry Highland Garnet An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America (1843) \n\u003cbr\u003eJermain Wesley Loguen I Am a Fugitive Slave (1850) \n\u003cbr\u003eSojourner Truth Ain't I a Woman? (1851) \n\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Douglass What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July? (1852) \n\u003cbr\u003eJohn Sweat Rock A Deep and Cruel Prejudice (1862) \n\u003cbr\u003eJohn Mercer Langston Equality Before the Law (1874) \n\u003cbr\u003eJames T. Rapier The Civil Rights Bill (1875) \n\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Crummell The Black Woman of the South: Her Neglects and and Her Needs (1883) \n\u003cbr\u003eBooker T. Washington Atlanta Exposition Address (1895) \n\u003cbr\u003eW. E. B. Du Bois To the Nations of the World (1900) \n\u003cbr\u003eMary Church Terrell What It Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States (1906) \n\u003cbr\u003eFrancis J. Grimké Equality of Rights for All Citizens: Black and White, Alike (1909) \n\u003cbr\u003eIda B. Wells-Barnett This Awful Slaughter (1909) \n\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Garvey The Principles of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (1922) \n\u003cbr\u003eMary McLeod Bethune What Does American Democracy Mean to Me? (1939) \n\u003cbr\u003eMartin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream (1963) \n\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm X The Ballot or The Bullet (1964) \n\u003cbr\u003eShirley Chisholm The Black Woman in Contemporary America (1974) \n\u003cbr\u003eThurgood Marshall The Constitution: A Living Document (1987) \n\u003cbr\u003eBarack Obama Knox College Commencement Address (2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centuries, this anthology comprises speeches by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe collection begins with Henry Highland Garnet's 1843 \"An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America,\" followed by Jermain Wesley Loguen's \"I Am a Fugitive Slave,\" the famous \"Ain't I a Woman?\" speech by Sojourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass's immortal \"What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?\" Subsequent orators include John Sweat Rock, John M. Langston, James T. Rapier, Alexander Crummell, Booker T. Washington, Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Francis J. Grimké, Marcus Garvey, and Mary McLeod Bethune. Martin Luther King, Jr., 's \"I Have a Dream\" speech appears here, along with Malcolm X's \"The Ballot or The Bullet,\" Shirley Chisholm's \"The Black Woman in Contemporary America,\" \"The Constitution: A Living Document\" by Thurgood Marshall, and Barack Obama's \"Knox College Commencement Address.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daley, James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-04-28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Social Science \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies \/ African American \u0026amp; Black Studies|Language Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Speech \u0026amp; Pronunciation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Speeches, addresses, etc., American|African American authors|African Americans|History|African American orators\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486447612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486447612\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372347945241,"sku":"SP-9780486447612","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486447612_spiral.png?v=1778440858","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/great-speeches-by-african-americans-frederick-douglass-sojourner-truth-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-barack-obama-and-others","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}