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| Introduction | |
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| Preface | |
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| From 1841 to the Founding of The North Star | |
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| The Church and Prejudice, speech delivered at the Plymouth Church Anti-Slavery Society, December 23, 1841 | |
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| To William Lloyd Garrison, November 8, 1842 | |
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| The Folly of Our Opponents, The Liberty Bell, 1845 | |
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| My Slave Experience in Maryland, speech before the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 6, 1845 | |
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| To William Lloyd Garrison, September 1, 1845 | |
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| To William Lloyd Garrison, January 1, 1846 | |
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| To William Lloyd Garrison, January 27, 1846 | |
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| To Francis Jackson, January 29, 1846 | |
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| To Horace Greeley, April 15, 1846 | |
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| An Appeal to the British People, reception speech at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, England, May 12, 1846 | |
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| To Samuel Hanson Cox, D.D., October 30, 1846 | |
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| To Henry C. Wright, December 22, 1846 | |
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| Farewell Speech to the British People, at London Tavern, London, England, March 30, 1847 | |
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| The Right to Criticize American Institutions, speech before the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 11, 1847 | |
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| To Thomas Van Rensselaer, May 18, 1847 | |
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| Bibles for the Slaves, The Liberty Bell, June, 1847 | |
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| From the Founding of The North Star to the Compromise of 1850 | |
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| To Henry Clay, The North Star, December 3, 1847 | |
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| What of the Night? The North Star, May 5, 1848 | |
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| "Prejudice Against Color," The North Star, May 5, 1848 | |
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| The Rights of Women, The North Star, July 28, 1848 | |
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| The Revolution of 1848, speech at West India Emancipation Celebration, Rochester, New York, August 1, 1848 | |
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| To Thomas Auld, September 3, 1848 | |
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| An Address to the Colored People of the United States, The North Star, September 29, 1848 | |
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| The Blood of the Slave on the Skirts of the Northern People, The North Star, November 17, 1848 | |
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| Colonization, The North Star, January 26, 1849 | |
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| The Constitution and Slavery, The North Star, February 9, 1849 | |
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| The Constitution and Slavery, The North Star, March 16, 1849 | |
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| To H. G. Warner, Esq., The North Star, March 30, 1849 | |
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| Comments on Gerrit Smith's Address, The North Star, March 30, 1849 | |
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| Colorphobia in New York! The North Star, May 25, 1849 | |
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| To Capt. Thomas Auld, Formerly My Master, September 3, 1849 | |
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| Government and Its Subjects, The North Star, November 9, 1849 | |
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| The Destiny of Colored Americans, The North Star, November 16, 1849 | |
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| From the Compromise of 1850 to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 | |
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| Henry Clay and Slavery, The North Star, February 8, 1850 | |
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| At Home Again, The North Star, May 30, 1850 | |
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| A Letter to the American Slaves, The North Star, September 5, 1850 | |
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| Lecture on Slavery, No. 1, delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, December 1, 1850 | |
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| To Gerrit Smith, Esqr., January 21, 1851 | |
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| Change of Opinion Announced, The Liberator, May 23, 1851 | |
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| To Gerrit Smith, Esqr., May 21, 1851 | |
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| The Free Negro's Place Is in America, speech delivered at National Convention of Liberty Party, Buffalo, New York, September 18, 1851 | |
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| Freedom's Battle at Christiana, Frederick Douglass' Paper, September 25, 1851 | |
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| On Being Considered for the Legislature, Frederick Douglass' Paper, October 30, 1851 | |
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| Extract from a Speech at Providence, Frederick Douglass' Paper, December 11, 1851 | |
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| Hon. Horace Greeley and the People of Color, Frederick Douglass' Paper, January 29, 1852 | |
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| Horace Greeley and Colonization, Frederick Douglass' Paper, February 26, 1852 | |
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| The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, speech at Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852 | |
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| The Fugitive Slave Law, speech to the National Free Soil Convention at Pittsburgh, August 11, 1852 | |
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| To Gerrit Smith, Esqr., November 6, 1852 | |
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| A Call to Work, Frederick Douglass' Paper, November 19, 1852 | |
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| To Harriet Beecher Stowe, March 8, 1853 | |
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| The Heroic Slave, Autographs for Freedom, 1853 | |
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| The Black Swan, Alias Miss Elizabeth Greenfield, Frederick Douglass' Paper, April 8, 1853 | |
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| The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Frederick Douglass' Paper, April 29, 1853 | |
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| The Present Condition and Future Prospects of the Negro People, speech at annual meeting of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, New York City, May 11, 1853 | |
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| The Claims of Our Common Cause, address of the Colored Convention held in Rochester, July 6-8, 1853, to the People of the United States | |
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| A Terror to Kidnappers, Frederick Douglass' Paper, November 25, 1853 | |
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| From the Kansas-Nebraska Act to the Election of Abraham Lincoln | |
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| The Word "White," Frederick Douglass' Paper, March 17, 1854 | |
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| The End of All Compromises with Slavery--Now and Forever, Frederick Douglass' Paper, May 26, 1854 | |
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| Is It Right and Wise to Kill a Kidnapper? Frederick Douglass' Paper, June 2, 1854 | |
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| Anthony Burns Returned to Slavery, Frederick Douglass' Paper, June 9, 1854 | |
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| The Claims of the Negro Ethnologically Considered, address delivered at Western Reserve College, July 12, 1854 | |
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| The Kansas-Nebraska Bill, speech at Chicago, October 30, 1854 | |
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| The Anti-Slavery Movement, lecture delivered before the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society, March 19, 1855 | |
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| To Hon. Chas. Sumner, April 24, 1855 | |
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| The True Ground upon Which to Meet Slavery, Frederick Douglass' Paper, August 24, 1855 | |
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| The Final Struggle, Frederick Douglass' Paper, November 16, 1855 | |
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| To Gerrit Smith, May 23, 1856 | |
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| Fremont and Dayton, Frederick Douglass' Paper, August 15, 1856 | |
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| The Do-Nothing Policy, Frederick Douglass' Paper, September 12, 1856 | |
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| Peaceful Annihilation of Slavery Is Hopeless, quoted by William Chambers, American Slavery and Colour, New York, 1857 | |
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| The Dred Scott Decision, speech delivered before American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, May 14, 1857 | |
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| West India Emancipation, speech delivered at Canandaigua, New York, August 3, 1857 | |
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| Resolutions Proposed for Anti-Capital Punishment Meeting, Rochester, New York, October 7, 1858 | |
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| Capt. John Brown Not Insane, Douglass' Monthly, November, 1859 | |
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| To the Rochester Democrat and American, October 31, 1859 | |
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| To Helen Boucaster, December 7, 1859 | |
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| The Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery? speech delivered in Glasgow, Scotland, March 26, 1860 | |
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| To My British Anti-Slavery Friends, May 26, 1860 | |
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| The Chicago Nominations, Douglass' Monthly, June, 1860 | |
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| To James Redpath, Esq., June 29, 1860 | |
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| To William Still, July 2, 1860 | |
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| The Prospect in the Future, Douglass' Monthly, August, 1860 | |
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| The Presidential Campaign of 1860, speech at celebration of West India Emancipation, August 1, 1860 | |
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| The Late Election, Douglass' Monthly, December, 1860 | |
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| Speech on John Brown, delivered in Tremont Temple, Boston, December 3, 1860 | |
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| From Secession to the Emancipation Proclamation | |
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| Dissolution of the American Union, Douglass' Monthly, January, 1861 | |
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| The Union and How to Save It, Douglass' Monthly, February, 1861 | |
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| The Inaugural Address, Douglass' Monthly, April, 1861 | |
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| A Trip to Haiti, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| The Fall of Sumter, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| Sudden Revolution in Northern Sentiment, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| How to End the War, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| Nemesis, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| The Past and the Present, Douglass' Monthly, May, 1861 | |
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| Notes on the War, Douglass' Monthly, July, 1861 | |
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| The Decision of the Hour, substance of a lecture delivered at Zion Church, Sunday, June 16, 1861 | |
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| The War and Slavery, Douglass' Monthly, August, 1861 | |
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| The Rebels, the Government, and the Difference Between Them, Douglass' Monthly, August, 1861 | |
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| To Rev. Samuel J. May, August 30, 1861 | |
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| What Shall Be Done with the Slaves If Emancipated? Douglass' Monthly, January, 1862 | |
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| The Future of the Negro People of the Slave States, speech delivered before the Emancipation League in Tremont Temple, Boston, February 5, 1862 | |
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| The War and How to End It, speech delivered at Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, March 25, 1862 | |
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| To Hon. Charles Sumner, April 8, 1862 | |
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| The Slaveholders' Rebellion, speech delivered on the 4th day of July, 1862, at Himrods Corners, Yates Co., New York | |
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| To Gerrit Smith, September 8, 1862 | |
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| The President and His Speeches, Douglass' Monthly, September, 1862 | |
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| From the Emancipation Proclamation to the Eve of Appomattox | |
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| Emancipation Proclaimed, Douglass' Monthly, October, 1862 | |
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| The Work of the Future, Douglass' Monthly, November, 1862 | |
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| A Day for Poetry and Song, remarks at Zion Church, December 28, 1862 | |
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| "Men of Color, to Arms!" March 21, 1863 | |
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| Why Should a Colored Man Enlist? Douglass' Monthly, April, 1863 | |
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| Another Word to Colored Men, Douglass' Monthly, April, 1863 | |
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| Address for the Promotion of Colored Enlistments, delivered at a mass meeting in Philadelphia, July 6, 1863 | |
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| To Major G. L. Stearns, August 1, 1863 | |
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| The Commander-in-Chief and His Black Soldiers, Douglass' Monthly, August, 1863 | |
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| Valedictory, Douglass' Monthly, August, 1863 | |
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| Our Work Is Not Done, speech delivered at the annual meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society held at Philadelphia, December 3-4, 1863 | |
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| The Mission of the War, address sponsored by Women's Loyal League and delivered in Cooper Institute, New York City, January 13, 1864 | |
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| To an English Correspondent, [June, 1864] | |
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| To William Lloyd Garrison, Esq., September 17, 1864 | |
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| To Theodore Tilton, October 15, 1864 | |
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| Reconstruction, 1865-1876 | |
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| The Need for Continuing Anti-Slavery Work, speech at Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 10, 1865 | |
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| The Douglass Institute, lecture at Inauguration of Douglass Institute, Baltimore, September 29, 1865 | |
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| Reply of the Colored Delegation to the President, February 7, 1866 | |
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| The Future of the Colored Race, The North American Review, May, 1866 | |
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| Reconstruction, Atlantic Monthly, December, 1866 | |
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| To Theodore Tilton, [September, 1867] | |
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| To Josephine Sophie White Griffing, September 27, 1868 | |
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| To Harriet Tubman, September 29, 1868 | |
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| Salutatory, The New National Era, September 8, 1870 | |
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| Seeming and Real, The New National Era, October 6, 1870 | |
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| To A. M. Powell, Esq., October 7, 1870 | |
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| The Unknown Loyal Dead, speech delivered at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on Decoration Day, May 30, 1871 | |
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| Letter from the Editor, The New National Era, June 13, 1872 | |
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| Give Us the Freedom Intended for Us, The New National Era, December 5, 1872 | |
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| To Hon. Gerrit Smith, September 25, 1873 | |
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| Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, delivered at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1876 | |
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| The Post-Reconstruction Era, 1877-1895 | |
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| There Was a Right Side in the Late War, speech delivered at Union Square, New York City, on Decoration Day, May 30, 1878 | |
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| John Brown, speech delivered at Storer College, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, May 30, 1881 | |
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| The Color Line, The North American Review, June, 1881 | |
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| The United States Cannot Remain Half-Slave and Half-Free, speech on the occasion of the Twenty-First Anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, April 16, 1883 | |
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| Address to the People of the United States, delivered at a Convention of Colored Men, Louisville, Kentucky, September 25, 1883 | |
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| The Civil Rights Case, speech at the Civil Rights Mass-Meeting held at Lincoln Hall, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1883 | |
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| To Elizabeth Cady Stanton, May 30, 1884 | |
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| To Francis J. Grimke, January 19, 1886 | |
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| Southern Barbarism, speech on the occasion of the Twenty-Fourth Anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1886 | |
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| To W.H. Thomas, July 16, 1886 | |
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| The Woman's Suffrage Movement, address before International Council of Women, Washington, D.C., March 31, 1888 | |
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| I Denounce the So-Called Emancipation as a Stupendous Fraud, speech on the occasion of the Twenty-Sixth Anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1888 | |
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| The Bloody Shirt, speech delivered at the National Republican Convention, Chicago, June 19, 1888 | |
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| The Nation's Problem, speech delivered before the Bethel Literary and Historical Society, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1889 | |
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| Introduction to The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbia Exposition, 1892 | |
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| Lynch Law in the South, The North American Review, July, 1892 | |
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| Why Is the Negro Lynched? The Lesson of the Hour, 1894 | |
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| Index | |