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And none of you were here on July 4th, 1776, none of you fought the British for your freedom either. And since most of you are from ancestors who came here after this happened, your ancestors did not fight to win your freedom from Britain either.
So without further ado, one of the greatest speeches in American history.
What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"
FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEECH, 1852
Fellow citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us?
For the rest of the speech:
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/douglass.htm
So without further ado, one of the greatest speeches in American history.
What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"
FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEECH, 1852
Fellow citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us?
For the rest of the speech:
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/douglass.htm
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