Writings

Lincoln's complete writings are available online from a variety of sources, including the Abraham Lincoln Association's Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, hosted by the University of Michigan.

The selected writings provided here are intended specifically to meet the needs of a University of Rochester course, "Lincoln, Douglass and Black Freedom." The links will take readers to the website of the University of Michigan/Abraham Lincoln Association's "Collected Works of Lincoln." A companion page is available on the Frederick Douglass Project website examining the issues below using speeches and writings of Douglass.

Autobiographical Expressions

        Douglass' View


Constitution/Union

Douglass' View

Slavery and American Freedom

Douglass' View

Politics of the Day (Local, State, National, and International)

  • A House Divided,” speech to the Republican State Convention, Springfield, Ill, June 16, 1858
Douglass' View

Lincoln-Douglas Debates:



Lincoln’s Election

Douglass' View

Secession and War

Douglass' View

War and Slavery

Douglass' View

Emancipation

Douglass' View

Civil War Matters

Douglass' View

Conduct of the War

Douglass' View

Reconstruction and Black Freedom

Douglass' View