People have been telling black activists how to protest for 150 years by @ReimannCometh https://t.co/EL2McmPJqk
@amhistorymuseum In an 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass emphasized that the history of American freedom cannot be separated from American slavery. Read more about “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” from our @NMAAHC: https://t.co/cQyscKYlTR
Perhaps the greatest anti-slavery speech ever uttered is “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” by Frederick Douglass, in 1852. I wanted to make the speech more accessible. Here’s a thread with an abridged version of the speech we should reread every #FourthofJuly. 1/