Frederick Douglass: Related Resources

Essays from History Now

History Now, the online journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, features essays by the nation’s leading historians. K–12 students can access History Now for free by logging in or creating a free account.

Inside the Vault

Each month, Inside the Vault highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.

• “Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality” with Mandel Holland (educator) and Marcus John (Hamilton cast member)
• “David Blight Discusses Frederick Douglass Documents” with David Blight (Yale University)
• “Black Enfranchisement and Education: Selected Gilder Lehrman Collection Items on Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum” with Dr. Jesse Erickson (Morgan Library & Museum)

Spotlights on Primary Sources

Each of the Spotlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection provides explanatory text, a transcript, and an image of the featured document.

• Buying Frederick Douglass’s Freedom, 1846
• “I love you but hate slavery”: Frederick Douglass to his former owner, Hugh Auld, ca. 1860
• “Men of Color, To Arms! To Arms!” 1863
• Racism in the North: Frederick Douglass on “a vulgar and senseless prejudice,” 1870
• Frederick Douglass’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 1880
• Frederick Douglass on Jim Crow, 1887
• Frederick Douglass on the disenfranchisement of Black voters, 1888