"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

University of Oklahoma assistant professor Kathryn Schumaker discusses Frederick Douglass's famed 1852 anti-slavery speech in which he declares to a largely white audience the Fourth of July "is yours, not mine."

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Thanks for this excellent partial-recitation, timeline-focused summary, and respected opportunity to hold a conversation about Frederick Douglass's speech! The speaker, herein, she truly did an awesome job. Additionally, here is a present-day, heartfelt recitation by Frederick Douglass's own great-great-great-grandchildren :
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Have a wonderful day!

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