Great Speeches by African Americans - Frederick Douglass

This book represents some of the greatest speeches ever made, period. This is a must-have for social justice activists, social studies teachers, and anyone else looking to be reminded of days past and inspired to better the future.

This is a very good book and the complete speeches, you can understand the times and life that these black american had and did live in.It is a good study of the times read to be a part of there lives.

Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others (Thrift Edition)

Informative , engaging , and accessible to my thirteen year old. Allows readers to be exposed to the thoughts and words of well known figures as well as those not so well known or revered traditionally in most schools.

The book was insightful in more ways than I expected. I honestly grabbed the book due to its low price; however, I would have gladly paid more for the wealth of treasure this book holds. I could go on about how much I value the knowledge in this book, but I think majority of the reviews listed echo my feelings. Great book in my honest opinion.

This book was bought for a missionary in the rain forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for his schools. The schools are for the Batwa pygmy students. Their tribe in recent times was dominated by the Ekonda Master tribe. Now they are schooled together. This is for their English and History classes and their library.

The missionary who started the schools through Mission Pendjua, Dr. Jerry Galloway MD, feels this book will be a powerful influence and also give them the insight into the American expression of being an African American.

In a sense, "what comes round goes round" and this book and it's information and hope are being returned to Africa. It is powerful to realize that generations later, these authors and speakers are leading the way for the coming changes of the African continent.

Joyce M. Grubbs

Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others (Thrift Edition)
This book really makes one understand the horrid feelings still carried by African Americans after Slavery was officially abolished. the speech by Frederick Douglass is spell binding.

Interesting accounts of historic figures in african american history as displaced in the memorable speeches. Gives insight into the thinking and beliefs of some the great african american leaders of past and present times. If you are a historican of african american leaders or an avid reader, I would strongly recommend reading this book.