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Category: Speech
Celebrating Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech, July 5, 2021
On Monday, July 5, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., community members will read aloud an amended version of Frederick Douglass’ influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. At 7:00 p.m., after…
Read More‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass’ Speech
“The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the…
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