Insight into the remarkable life of a remarkable man. [Frederick] Douglass in Brooklyn shows how the great author and agitator associated with radicals--and he associated with the president of the United States. A fine book.â€--Errol Louis; host of NY1's Road to City HallThis collection of Douglass’s speeches in Brooklyn displays the power of the former slave’s oratory before; during; and after the Civil War. Editor Hamm; a professor of media studies; places a selection of carefully reconstructed speeches in this slim volume; and gives useful context on how they were locally received. A concise introduction provides detail about 19th-century Brooklyn and its conflicted legacy of racial prejudice and abolitionism. When Douglass’s own words are reproduced; his talent as a writer and the sheer monstrousness of slavery are both driven home."--Publishers Weekly"A collection of rousing 19th-century speeches on freedom and humanity. The eloquent orator Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895) delivered eight impressive speeches in Brooklyn; New York; ‘far from a bastion of abolitionist support;’ which; even as late as 1886; had only a small black population...Editor Hamm provides helpful introductions and notes and gives illuminating context and perspective by including their coverage in the ‘virulently proslavery’ Brooklyn Eagle...Covering one speech; the Eagle defended its claim of black inferiority by asserting; ‘the abject submission of a race who are content to be enslaved when there is an opportunity to be free; gives the best evidence that they are fulfilling the destiny which Providence marked out for them.’ Proof that Douglass' speeches; responding to the historical exigencies of his time; amply bear rereading today."--Kirkus Reviews
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Disjointed but worth the read.By MarigoldHaving already had some knowledge of the players in this book; I was hoping to find out a bit more information; to have these glorious spies fleshed out more. That doesn't happen but; nevertheless; it is always very inspiring to read and re-read their incredible.....and I mean incredible....stories.My only complaint is that the book; for me; is disjointed and it made me wonder if the two authors had taken turns writing sections and then just pasted those sections together to create the book.The one thing I look for in these SOE books; however; that tells me that the author has done his homework and is diligently presenting the FACTS was duly done here. And that is the truth about the utter; criminal stupidity of Maurice Buckmaster---- who was the head of the SOE French section -----as he consistently ignored the use of security checks when employed by captured SOE wireless operators.If and when an agent had been captured; he/she was to communicate to London---- by the use of a pre-arranged security check ---- that their wireless radio had been commandeered by the Gestapo and that their radio was no longer under their control.For some reason; although captured agents were diligent in using this system after being captured; the idiot Buckmaster ignored the security checks which led to the deaths of MANY SOE agents as well as civilians.Instead of being honored after the war with a knighthood; Buckmaster should have been shot for treachery.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Allied Female Spies of WWIIBy Jim CatalanoThis book was a quick read. It has sparked my interest in learning more about the SOE/OSS women spies of WWII. I did miss not having photographs to refer to but appreciated the last chapter summary of the what became of each of the spies in the book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerVery interesting reading about women's role in the war.
