Historic July 4th with Frederick Douglass

Check out this poignant Fourth of July address given by Frederick Douglass, the African American abolitionist, whose words stirred tremendous debate and struck a chord with those who held that the U.S. Declaration of Independence’s promise of liberty and equality had been denied to slaves in the United States.

Frederick Douglass: Fourth of July Speech (1852)

This speech is one of many historical treasures you can find in the Daily Life through History archives.

News courtesy of the Rio Salado Library.