Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July - Colaiaco, James A. 1945- (New York Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
Frederick Douglass and the fourth of July -- Narrating America's revolutionary past -- Denouncing America's present -- Converting to the United States Constitution -- The ominous future: a nation on the brink -- The Dred Scott decision and the American dilemma -- The United States Constitution is anti-slavery.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-238) and index.
Keywords: Douglass, Frederick -- 1818-1895.; Fourth of July; Constitutional history -- United States; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century; Antislavery movements -- United States