07/08/2024
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On July 5th, 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth For the Nègro” After expressing respect for the founding fathers, Douglass shocked the audience by contrasting the triumphant jubilations of their celebration with the “mournful wails of millions” and “heavy c.hains” of the enslaved. In resistance to this h.ypocrisy, African Americans had begun recognizing the “Fifth of July” instead. Douglass, who was quite popular on the public speaking circuit used his speech to to amplify their appeals for liberty and stand in unity with his fellow brothers and sisters.
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