Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" 5 July 1852

My subject, then, fellow citizens, is "American Slavery." I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave's point of view. Standing here, identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the... more

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Rated by Predawn on Sep 20 2008, 10:07pm

My subject, then, fellow citizens, is "American Slavery." I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave's point of view. Standing here, identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this Fourth of July.
Reviewed by create823 on Jul 04 2008, 8:29pm

keepsake frederick douglas explains what the 4th of july means...excellent reading...children's text...good for compositions

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