Presidential Addresses and Messages
by FCIT
This book brings together the annual messages to Congress of several U.S. presidents as well as inaugural and farewell addresses.
Speech
A speech is a transcript of a work spoken in public.
Books
Passages
Ain't I a Woman?
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth addresses the subject of equality at the 1851 Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' Speech to the People of Rochester, New York on the Hypocrisy of Slavery, July 4, 1852
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Frederick Douglass
Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech outlining the hypocritical nature of slavery in the United States of America.
Speech on Lynch Law in America, Given by Ida B. Wells in Chicago, Illinois, January, 1900
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells' speech concerning the prevalence of lynching throughout the United States, as well as the racial bias of the judicial system.
Speech Cautioning Americans to Deal Justly with His People, January 12, 1854
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Chief Seattle
A widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of native Americans' land rights.
The Struggle for Human Rights, Paris, France, September 28, 1948
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the importance human rights.
"Solitude of Self," Address before the Committee of the Judiciary of the United States Congress, January 18, 1892
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton addresses the Committee of the Judiciary of the United States Congress in January of 1892.
Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.
The Surrender of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Montana Territory, October 5, 1877 Chief Joseph's Own Story
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce surrenders to General Nelson A. Miles in October of 1877.
Remarks from a debate on Capital Punishment with Judge Alfred J. Talley, New York City, October 27, 1924
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow's debate on capital punishment as presented to Judge Alfred J. Talley in New York City in October of 1924.
"No Compromise with the Evil of Slavery", Speech, 1854
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
by William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison discusses the far reaching implications of the institution slavery in the United States.
Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses, Richmond, Virginia March 23, 1775
Historic American Documents
by Patrick Henry
A transcription of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech made before the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Address to the Federal Convention, Philadelphia, PA, September 17, 1787
Historic American Documents
by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's address to the Federal Convention in Philadelphia, PA, September 17, 1787 as transcribed by James Madison.
The Gettysburg Address
A Lincoln Anthology
by Abraham Lincoln
Speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1876
A Lincoln Anthology
by Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass speaks at the unveiling of the Lincoln Monument (now known as the Emancipation Memorial) in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1876. The monument was paid for solely with funds donated from freed slaves.