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"O What, To The American Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?" Frederick Douglass's Classic Speech, Excerpted
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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast on July 4th, Omar Moore reads a portion of the legendary speech by abolitionist, educator, orator, leader, women's suffrage activist and formerly enslaved Black man Frederick Douglass entitled "What To The American Slave Is The Fourth Of July?"
Recorded July 4, 2025.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION:
"My Bondage And My Freedom", by Frederick Douglass
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"Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave", by Frederick Douglass
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