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Because Root wants to explain the complicated undoing of the antislavery cause, Douglass becomes an increasingly diminished presence as I Glorious Liberty i comes to its conclusion. For academics interested in the consolidating field of African-American intellectual history or diversifying their history of political thought syllabuses, Douglass is an appealing figure; although Douglass' eventual support for America's founding documents will jar with the loudest voices currently heard amongst American academia. A glorious liberty: Frederick Douglass and the fight for an antislavery constitution: by Damon Root, Lincoln, NE, Potomac Press, 2020, 186pp. [Extracted from the article]