"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass

[MarcATL]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

There are no slaves. You have too much freedom -- special rights in America. Yet you continue thru life with a chip on your shoulder because you've been brainwashed. It's easier to blame someone for your predicament rather than examine your own behavior

 

[depotoo]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

 

[Augustine_]

It's easier to blame someone for your predicament rather than examine your own behavior

^ lolol the irony

 

[Meathead]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

"What do we care?", Meathead

 

[norwegen]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Snowflakes don't believe history.

 

[Augustine_]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Snowflakes don't believe history.

Ok, snowflake

 

[John T. Ford]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Many Leftist have forgotten about the Emancipation of 1862 and which Country's Founders put in a Constitution that could be amended to give the Slaves Freedom.

Many of these Leftist are so blinded by their own Hatred and Intolerance they forget their own God given Blessings.

 

[depotoo]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Snowflakes don't believe history.

Ok, snowflake

It’s true.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Is a good thing you are not a slave then, Steve just like your father grandfather, Great grandfather and probably further back. .

Why you WANT to be a save so you can do nothing but cause division is anybody's guess.

 

[OldLady]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

I watched the grandkids -- well done! Douglas was a powerful orator, and he's got some real smart descendants.

Douglas said in the end he does not despair of this country. I am beginning to despair, though, of seeing black and white together to work as one, as Americans, now that we have attempted to correct that great sin. Some people refuse to move on, on BOTH sides of the color line.

I sure hope that is not how YOU view the 4th, today.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Many Leftist have forgotten about the Emancipation of 1862 and which Country's Founders put in a Constitution that could be amended to give the Slaves Freedom.

Many of these Leftist are so blinded by their own Hatred and Intolerance they forget their own God given Blessings.

And yet, the KKK almost 100% supports Rump. Funny how that works, isn't it.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

There are no slaves. But, in their heads blacks are still slaves. They want to be slaves. They need to be slaves. Blacks that do not think of themselves as slaves like Ben Carson are race traitors. Blacks cling to the idea of still being slaves because it justifies all their destruction. They are not slaves. They are not fighting for their freedom

 

[miketx]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

I don't listen to any of that crap. Black lives don't matter to me and they didn't mean anything to the two black savages that kilt ole Mal X either.

 

[miketx]

That was before the emancipation, in 1852. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1862.

Many Leftist have forgotten about the Emancipation of 1862 and which Country's Founders put in a Constitution that could be amended to give the Slaves Freedom.

Many of these Leftist are so blinded by their own Hatred and Intolerance they forget their own God given Blessings.

And yet, the KKK almost 100% supports Rump. Funny how that works, isn't it.

Where's the kkk, I never see them.

 

[John T. Ford]

And yet, the KKK almost 100% supports Rump. Funny how that works, isn't it.

More stupid Leftist LIES that's completely irrelevant to the topic of this thread.

 

[excalibur]

There are no slaves. You have too much freedom -- special rights in America. Yet you continue thru life with a chip on your shoulder because you've been brainwashed. It's easier to blame someone for your predicament rather than examine your own behavior

If it is so damn bad then they can simply emigrate, no one is keeping them here.

Meanwhile, blacks keep immigrating to America. Duh!

 

[John T. Ford]

Where's the kkk, I never see them.

Their voices can be heard in the heads of Leftist who live in the Alt Left Universe ....

 

[toomuchtime_]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

Apparently you haven't heard but the slaves were freed by white people who died in the effort and now their descendants want to tear down statues of Lincoln because because they fin it humiliating that they were freed by a white man.

 

[theHawk]

Is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society.[2] The speech is perhaps the most widely known of all of Frederick Douglass' writings save his autobiographies.

Considering the woeful ignorance Americans have of it's own history and the current climate, now is the perfect time for all to consume what things were actually like.

His descendants have recorded themselves giving this great speech that I believe every American should read at least once or three times in their lives...

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read his Fourth of July speech on slavery amid nationwide protests

A group of young descendants of Frederick Douglass gathered to read the abolitionist author’s famed speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

thehill.com

Or you can watch another set of African Americans give the speech on Roland Martin's digital show...



Or, you can just take the time and read it yourself...

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

The speech shows the moral outrage that powered the abolition movement and made it so threatening to Southern slave holders, but also to anyone willing to tolerate or ignore slavery.

teachingamericanhistory.org

I listened to Martin group's reading last night and was just left speechless.

How did you react to any of these?

And yet you still vote for the Party of Slavery.