EPISODE · Jul 4, 2026 · 4 MIN
What to the Slave is the Forth of July
from We Fit Health And Wellness · host We Fit Health And Wellness
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?https://www.wefithealthwellness.studio/post/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-julyFrederick Douglass delivered his famous address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society on July 5, 1852. He masterfully exposed the hypocrisy of a nation celebrating its freedom while millions remained enslaved, declaring that the holiday’s joy was an “empty mockery” to enslaved Black Americans.
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