Source: TheHustonDefender.com Asked to deliver remarks about the 4th of July to residents of his hometown, Rochester, NY, Frederick Douglass didn’t mince words. On July 5, 1852, during that 76th anniversary of all things red, white and blue, Douglass made plain his answer to the question, “Should blacks celebrate America’s independence,” saying: “What, to the American … [Read more...] about Let the people be heard: Should blacks celebrate the 4th of July?
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