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Meaning of July 4th for the Negro - Read by Ossie Davis

Frederick Douglass
Edition: CD
ISBN:
Publisher: Smithsonian
Release Date: 2003-06-27
ITEM OVERVIEW
Davis does a wonderful job of capturing the feel of escaped slave and master orator Frederick Douglass' legendary speech. Originally delivered in Rochester, NY, July 5, 1852, Frederick leads the audience with an emotional narrative beginning with his admiration for the brave American patriots of 1776 and ends up in a righteous fury condemning America, its politicians, and the hypocritical and insane institution of slavery. Fantastic.