As the nation approaches Independence Day, many will reflect on Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July” — a text that calls out the United States for the hypocrisy of celebrating freedom from Britain while holding millions of Black people in bondage. “With brave men,” Douglass said, “there is… Read More »

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