The Enduring Power of Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech: a Call to Conscience
Words: 935 2322Frederick Douglass's Fourth of July speech, delivered on July 5, 1852, remains one of the most powerful and enduring critiques of American society's contradictions and moral failings. Douglass, a former slave who became a leading abolitionist, orator, and writer, used this speech to highlight the hypocrisy of a nation that celebrated freedom while millions of its inhabitants were enslaved. The speech, titled "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?", serves as a profound call to conscience, challenging the […]