The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass

2013 Finalist, 26th Annual Oregon Best Book Award

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Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent figures in

African-American and United States

history, was born a slave, but escaped to the North and became a well-known

anti-slavery activist, orator, and author. In The Political Thought of

Frederick Douglass, Nicholas Buccola provides an important and original

argument about the ideas that animated this reformer-statesman. Beyond his role

as an abolitionist, Buccola argues for the importance of understanding Douglass

as a political thinker who provides deep insights into the immense challenge of

achieving and maintaining the liberal promise of freedom. Douglass, Buccola

contends, shows us that the language of rights must be coupled with a robust

understanding of social responsibility in order for liberal ideals to be

realized. Truly an original American thinker, this book highlights Douglass’s

rightful place among the great thinkers in the American liberal tradition.

Podcast — Nicholas Buccola on Frederick Douglass and Liberty.