The Fickle Affections of The Elmira Advertiser For Frederick Douglass
How did the editor of a paper that was habitually rude to Frederick Douglass end up with the manuscript of his Emancipation Day speech?
Tag: Emancipation Day
The Lessons of Emancipation To The New Generation
On August 3, 1880, Frederick Douglass provided the keynote of a large, day-long celebration of Emancipation in Elmira. His speech is reconstructed here for the first time.