What's so important about the 5th of July?
- Federick Douglass was brought to Rochester
- gave a speech about the celebration of Independence Day
- colored people of the U.S were not included in the 4th of July celebrations
- could not enjoy the
- liberties
- prosperity
- independence
- Douglass said that the 4th of July was only for the whites, called it a mockery
- said it mocks the black because they are subordinated by the whites celebrate equality /independence on this day
- He denounces slavery as the greatest sin in America
- in the name of
- humanity
- the Bible
- and the Constitution
- Douglass hopes the America will eventually outlaw slavery because of it's democratic principles found in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
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