Black Lives Matter – Independence Day for African Americans (USA) – BBC News – 5th July 2020
Frederick Douglass’ descendants recite his famous speech about July 4th. And it is shared as we see how the Fourth of July is seen by black (African) Americans, when the 1852 speech questioned what Independence Day and independence means to African Americans. More on his speech, Frederick Douglass and what it means today discussed here, with changes, no changes and a pandemic and how many Americans (black and white) might be seeing this year’s Fourth of July in reflection.
Wikipedia:
Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895 (CE)) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
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There is a Black Lives Matter (from George Floyd’s death onwards) play list on this channel, here: