Oration by Frederick Douglass, delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1876

Oration by Frederick Douglass, delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1876 With an appendix Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Stern, Alfred Whital, 1881-1960 correspondent Briggs, Morris H. (Morris Henry), 1890- correspondent Stern, Alfred Whital, 1881-1960 donor Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (Library of Congress) Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) text festschrift biography text Addresses-Washington (D.C.)-1876. dcu monographic Washington, D.C Gibson Brothers, Printers 1876 eng 21 p. 23 cm. A speech celebrating both Lincoln and African Americans freedom wrought by Lincoln. Douglass views the monument and the day's ceremonies as reflecting honor upon African Americans. The program includes an account of how the statue was financed, beginning with small donations from freed slaves. Cover title. LC copy has inscription in ink on t.p.: Hon. J.R. West. Inscriptions in pencil on t.p.: 511. Bind as title. 426/946. Inscriptions in pencil on p. 4-5. DLC Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. n-us-dc Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Monuments Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 Lincoln Park (Washington, D.C.) E457.8 .D73 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lcrbmrp.t0c12 12006733 hdl:loc.rbc/lcrbmrp.t0c12 DLC 821206 20250608044551.6 9634837 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng