Don't whitewash American history on the Fourth of July
Frederick Douglass's 1852 Fourth of July speech highlighted the hypocrisy of celebrating independence while slavery still existed, and today Black Americans still face economic and social discrimination, but despite setbacks, progress towards racial justice and equality continues.
Frederick Douglass's 1852 Fourth of July speech highlighted the hypocrisy of celebrating independence while slavery still existed, and today Black Americans still face economic and social discrimination, but despite setbacks, progress towards racial justice and equality continues.
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