On July 5th, 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered what may be his most famous oration. Asked to comment on the meaning of the Fourth of July to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society at Corinthian Hall.The speech unfurls in five acts across about an hour of time. Douglass starts off discussing the heroes behind the Declaration of Independence.
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On July 5th, 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered what may be his most famous oration. Asked to comment on the meaning of the Fourth of July to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society at Corinthian Hall.The speech unfurls in five acts across about an hour of time. Douglass starts off discussing the heroes behind the Declaration of Independence.