Written in indignation, Frederick Douglass’s ‘Fourth of July’ speech held divided nation accountable

By: Javonte Anderson

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On the heels of America’s 76th birthday, Frederick Douglass, a renowned orator, abolitionist and former slave, criticized the United States for celebrating its political freedom while millions of Black Americans were still enslaved.

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