Frederick Douglass: New Literary and Historical Essays - Eric J. Sundquist - Paperback - REPRINT

Frederick Douglass has assumed a central place in the current revival of interest in the multicultural study of American literature. His autobiographies are fundamental case studies of the slave narratives that form the basis of African-American culture, and his remarkable achievements as abolitionist orator, journalist, and writer of fiction and historical essays have made him a pivotal figure in a variety of disciplines. With topics that range from the evidence of African cultural survival during slavery to the modern civil rights movement, this collection of fourteen essays by America's leading historians and literary critics re-evaluates the importance of Douglass in his own day and on into the twentieth century.Sundquist, Eric J. is the author of 'Frederick Douglass: New Literary and Historical Essays - Eric J. Sundquist - Paperback - REPRINT' with ISBN 9780521435901 and ISBN 0521435900.