Please forgive me if this has already been discussed, I may have overlooked it in my search.
The editor states which I see as true, "What to a slave is the Fourth of July" is meant for another time in history. It is just as timely and pertinent today, where there is no surcease in racial profiling, police brutality, disenfranchisement and a rampant disregard for human rights.
I tried to cut and paste the article but it wouldn't work so please go to:
www.blackamericaweb.com Click on the link Exclusives from the Black World, there you can find the article by Frederick Douglass.
The last three paragraphs are the ones which I am alluding to.
Please post feedback concerning the article and whether you choose to celebrate Independence Day. Why or Why not? Do you think the articles message still applies today?
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29 Jewels of N.V. # 1
Delta Delta Chapter
"What to a Slave is the Fourth of July"
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