18th & 19th Century Oratory
1900-1940
Eugene Debs, “The Issue” (16 May 1908)
Eugene Debs, 1912, Photo Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Huey P. Long, “Every Man A King” (23 February 1934)
Huey P. Long, Photo Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Courtesy of Stanford ArchivesClelia Duel Mosher, “The Relation Of Health To The Woman Movement” (16 May 1915)
Courtesy of Stanford University Archives
Photo Courtesy of Stanford University Archives
1941-1960
Robert H. Jackson “Opening Statement at the International Military Tribunal” (21 November 1945)
Image is from a souvenir set of Nuremburg War Crimes Trials photos produced by Arbeitsgemeinschaft, 1949. Image courtesy of the Robert H. Jackson Center
U.S. Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson leaves the courtroom following the morning session. Directly behind him is his son, Ensign William E., working with the American Prosecution Staff. Photo created by Ray D’Addario, U.S. Army Pictorial Service, World War II (194-1946). Image courtesy of the Robert H. Jackson Center.
Harry S. Truman, “Address Before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” (29 June 1947)
Truman at Lincoln Memorial Steps before the NAACP, June 29, 1947; Photo Courtesy of Truman Library
Booker T. Washington, “Atlanta Exposition Address,” (18 September 1895)
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Abraham Lincoln, “Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln at Cooper Institute, New York City” (27 February 1860)
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Horace Mann, “The Necessity of Education in a Republican Government” (Fall 1839)
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “The Solitude of Self”: Speech to the House Judiciary Committee (18 February 1892)
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Sojourner Truth, “Address at the Woman’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio” (29 May 1851)
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Frances “Fanny” Wright “Address Delivered in the New Harmony Hall, at the Celebration of the Fourth of July” (4 July 1828)
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Abraham Lincoln, “A House Divided” (16 June 1858)
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Abraham Lincoln, “Gettysburg Address” (19 November 1863)
/in 1700-1899, War & Peace /by adminEdward Everett, “Gettysburg Address” (19 November 1863)
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Albert Beveridge, “March of the Flag” (16 September 1898)
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “Our Girls” (Winter 1880)
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Kicking Bear, “Address at the Council Meeting of Hunkpapa Sioux, Great Sioux Reservation” (9 October 1890)
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Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” (8 July 1741)
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Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law in All of Its Phases” (13 February 1893)
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Maria W. Miller Stewart, “Lecture Delivered at Franklin Hall” (21 September 1832)
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Frances Watkins Harper, “Woman’s Political Future” (20 May 1893)
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William Apess, “Eulogy on King Philip” (26 January 1836)
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “Address on Woman’s Rights” (September 1848)
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/in 1700-1899, Citizenship & Civic Identity /by adminVictoria C. Woodhull, “‘And The Truth Shall Make You Free.’ A Speech On The Principles Of Social Freedom Delivered In Steinway Hall” (20 November 1871)
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