Frederick Douglass and Ireland

In His Own Words
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-49548-7
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 355 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 720 g

Reihe: Routledge Historical Resources

Frederick Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, ‘transformative’. He reported that for the first time in his life he felt like a man, and not a chattel. Whilst in residence, he became a spokesperson for the abolition movement, but by the time he left the country in early January 1846, he believed that the cause of the slave was the cause of the oppressed everywhere.

This book adds new insight into Frederick Douglass and his time in Ireland. Contemporary newspaper accounts of the lectures that Douglass gave during his tour of Ireland (in Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Belfast) have been located and transcribed. The speeches are annotated and accompanied by letters written by Douglass during his stay. In this way, for the first time, we hear Douglass in his own words.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kinealy, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

VOLUME I: Timeline, Introduction, Documents, Prelims: Liberator: Friday, 4 July 1845, Liberator: Friday, 25 July 1845, 1 The journey to Liverpool 2 Dublin 3 Douglas meets Daniel O'Connell 4 Dublin cont. 5 The South-Wexford and Waterford 6 Cork 7 Limerick 8 Belfast

Über Autor(innen)

In 2013 Christine Kinealy, was appointed professor of history and Irish studies at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. She serves as director of the Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at the university. Her charter includes developing an undergraduate Irish studies program at Quinnipiac.