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VIDEO: Frederick Douglass' Descendants Deliver His 'Fourth Of July' Speech
Earlier today I posted a thread with Frederick Douglass' speech (https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213697588 ), but I think this should stand on it's own considering the times in which we live.
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 Fourth of July?" which asks all of us to consider America's long history of denying equal rights to Black Americans.
Tiny bit more here --> https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/884832594/video-frederick-douglass-descendants-read-his-fourth-of-july-speech?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Tiny bit more here --> https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/884832594/video-frederick-douglass-descendants-read-his-fourth-of-july-speech?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
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