Preview: Frederick Douglass On The Fourth Of July
Coming This Weekend: An immersive 10-minute experience of the abolitionist leader's greatest speech.
On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest orators in American history, delivered what is acclaimed as his greatest speech ever:
What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?
What follows is a 48-second preview of the speech, featuring the inspired, soaring voice of the late actor and director Ossie Davis.
Our guide, for historical and rhetorical context, is David Blight, the popular Yale professor and author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, which won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2019.
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