Douglass: The Fourth Of July Speech

Rita Lee Dr. Sigmund English 2020 January 10, 2011 Frederick Douglass: Thoughts on His July fourth Speech Voices of a Peoples tarradiddle: Frederick Douglasss July 4th Speech. By Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove. Perf. crowd to hailher Earle Jones. Sundance. 5 Jul. 2004. Voices of a Peoples History: Frederick Douglasss July 4th Speech, 1852. By Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove. Perf. Danny Glover. 2005. In 1852, July the 4th name and address by Frederick Douglass was presented in Rochester New York. Many years subsequently Frederick Douglass is praised and his speech read. James Earle Jones and Danny Glover on separate occasions performed a reading of Douglasss speech. Nervously Douglass begins to speak and wonders aloud at the purpose for which he is speaking this sidereal day. On a day of emancipation celebrate by white heap piece of music enslaving the blacks of this the Statesn nation, thither is no gratitude in which he can establish and speaks this sarcas tically. He is sad this day to rebuke the American people and calls them vain, hypocrites and cruel. Asking, What to the American slave is your 4th of July? and Douglass states too, the independence we rejoice in is a sham! This American nation rejoices in its independence from tyranny only to subject others to an even worse unfounded life of bondage.

Douglass says to this cruel, hypocrite country that with their revolting savageness America reigns without a rival. Disbelief was my first thought, something along the lines of No way! which was then followed by an excited trace and an audible yes as Douglasss sarcastic tone mordant to impartiality fo! llowed by stern rebuke(Douglass). The speech think to turn on those who heard it or make more than fully informed the disgusting practice which was slavery that for me was an staggering success. This mans words dug painfully into the tenderness of my being and turned what little pride I held in our nations beginning years to shame. Some wish and pride returned as I heard spoken by Danny Glover, Douglasss...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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