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| Frederick Douglass gave his “5th of July Speech” in Rochester, NY) |
Frederick Douglass, a former slave, opened his "5th of July Speech” with his angry thoughts. He was heated because the Declaration of Independence said that all men were created eaquily but in reality, they were not treated eaquily. On the fourth of July, white men celebrated their independence, however, black men could not because technically they were not free. He expresses his wished that the slaves nd would be freed and gain the same liberties that the white Americans are granted.
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