"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - This Saturday, after the Fourth of July, church members and community leaders will gather in Montgomery to read the famous Frederick Douglass speech. The address titled ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

In The Tradition will perform songs interlaced with readings of excerpts from Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.” In the speech, given in New York to ...

NPR released a powerful video featuring a number of Frederick Douglass’ great, great, great (and great) grandchildren reading his “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” speech ...

Frederick Douglass stood at ... Only 23 years old at the time, Douglass overcame his nervousness and gave a stirring, eloquent speech about his life as a slave. Douglass would continue to give ...

Today, we commemorate the life of Frederick Douglass on ... One of his most famous speeches was delivered on July 4, 1852: “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?” ...

Last evening Mr. FREDERICK ... speech attacked him for his hardiness and vacillation. Without alluding especially to this speech, he defended himself against the charge of vacillation. "Mr ...