| What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1429095636 ISBN-13: 9781429095631 Publisher: Applewood Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2023 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.6" W x 4.2" (0.18 lbs) 64 pages |
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| Publisher Description: On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society that would go on to become one of his most widely read speeches. Douglass spoke on the hypocrisy of freedom and patriotism glorified within America and celebrated by the country as the 4th of July. He compared these celebrations to the horrors and injustices facing the enslaved populations within America. He called for the abolishment of slavery and the potential for the nation to change its ways. Today, his words inspire us to remember that more than 150 years later, these issues remain at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement./p> |