David W. Blight, Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, presents on the life of Frederick Douglass between the years of 1864 and 1866.

Frederick Douglass and the Republican Victory in 1864

The Civil War witnessed a number of critical turning points. Major battles, the Emancipation Proclamation, the election of 1864, and the New York City draft riots represent the kinds of military, political, and social events that could signal a profound shift in the conflict's direction or momentum. Speakers address the range, and potential for disagreement, inherent in any search for historical turning points.

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Frederick Douglass and the Republican Victory in 1864

Frederick Douglass and the Republican Victory in 1864