The Hypocrisy of American Slavery: Resources

Can't visit the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington? No problem: kick back at your computer and enjoy a virtual museum exhibit.

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington (Douglass' last home, from 1878-1895) is your go-to site for all things Frederick Douglass.

Read all about abolition and the Civil War in Rochester, New York, where Douglass lived most of his adult life and where he gave "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery." This pathfinder from the Monroe County Library System takes you straight to the source.

Think history never changes? Think again. New information is uncovered all the time, like this previously unknown picture of Frederick Douglass. Read all about it here.

Brush up on your knowledge of the American abolitionist movement with this quick rundown from Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis.

Here's the American National Biography article on Frederick Douglass. It's a great place to start your research since it includes cross-references and suggestions for the best sources of further reading.

This article discusses the impact of photographs of Frederick Douglass and how he used the images to effect political change. (Warning: this makes your selfies look super shallow.)

This article discusses new scholarship on the photographs of Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass and how the two used photography to impact the abolitionist movement.

Frederick Douglass has appeared as a character in dozens of movies and television shows over the years. Here's a sampling.

Perhaps we should have said "A Frederick Douglass Biography on Biography" because that's what this is. No time to read Douglass' three autobiographical books? Get the scoop here.

Produced by the City of Rochester, "Rediscovering Frederick Douglass" discusses the discovery of a previously unknown photograph of Douglass in the city archives.

James Earl Jones has voiced both of them. Listen to the actor read excerpts from Douglass' "The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro," which has passages identical to "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery."

A Douglass historian discusses Douglass' take on Independence Day.

He's probably in his 20s here.

He probably looked like this around the time of "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery."

This is the photo gallery from the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. It's got all the Douglass photos you could possibly want.

Late-in-life Douglass rocks a bow tie.

Anna Murray Douglass, Douglass' first wife.

Helen Pitts Douglass, Douglass' second wife.