The speech Frederick Douglass gave on July 4, 1852 - “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” - is one of the greatest speeches in American history. It’s a profound reflection on the America of his time, and it gives insight into ours. pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h292…

Jul 5, 2023 · 2:52 AM UTC

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There are two ways to look at slavery in the US. One is that it is the country’s original sin and there is no way to heal from it. The other is that over 600,000 Americans gave their lives to help end over 10,000 years of human slavery and America was one of the first countries (following a trend that actually began in the independent sovereign of pre-statehood Vermont and spread to Europe in the early to mid 1800s) to end slavery. Sadly, slavery has not totally been eradicated from Earth.
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Fred Douglass said he'd join with anybody to do good & he wouldn't join with anybody to do evil.
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@marwilliamson I refuse to celebrate Independence Day. A day that was created for white supremacy. Founding fathers were slave owner. Native Americans were still mistreated, and several years later the Trail of Tears. Women didn't have equal rights.
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There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which ... if committed by a Black Man (no matter how ignorant he be) ... subject him to the Punishment of Death ... while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment!
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You're talking about a country that--throughout most of its history--has oppressed, conquered, and bullied its own citizens as well as others around the world. And it continues to do so. America has never reached the ideals outlined in its historic documents.
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Is this tweet about sucking up to POC for their votes? Cause thats what it seems like.
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Not really. And for people like you, it is nothing but a way for you to try to manipulate black Americans. It is truly pathetic.
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It's still true and your previous video ignores that.