And Frederick Douglass, at 34 years old already well ... could not celebrate the Fourth of July. “The existence of slavery in this country brands your republicanism as a sham, your humanity ...

Frederick Douglass. “What to the Slave Is the Fourth July?” by Frederick Douglass is not only a brilliant work of oratory. It speaks to our every frustration spurred by the gap between the ...

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852 ...

In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Pearson’s speech and Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What To The Slave is the Fourth of July?” in order to compare, contrast and form ...

In 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered what may be his most famous address, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” This time of year, quotations from the speech dart around Black social ...

Juneteenth and the Fourth of July represent sacred ... questions asked in 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ much touted July 5, 1852, oration, “What, To the Slave, Is The Fourth ...

Jun 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Updated Oct 6, 2024 MANCHESTER — Eleven reverent souls stood in City Hall Plaza on Saturday, reading a keynote address given by Frederick Douglass, a famous African ...

SUMMERS: Three years ago, NPR asked some of Frederick Douglass' descendants to read excerpts of that speech. And on this Fourth of July, we are again revisiting those words from 1852. (SOUNDBITE ...

As Douglass says: “Had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke.

What to the American slave is your Fourth of July? That is a question Frederick Douglass posed 170 Julys ago. A group of abolitionists had invited him to speak on the fourth, but he opted instead ...