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Monday, 4 July 2016
quote [ Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro." ]
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Hugh E. said @ 6:49pm GMT on 4th Jul
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More fully
And this is certainly no James Earl Jones, but here's a reading of the whole speech: Meaning of July 4th for the Negro - Frederick Douglass Speech - Hear the Text plus ça ne change pas, plus c'est la même chose |
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midden said @ 6:53pm GMT on 4th Jul
Good to have the full text, but yes, the deliverly is a bit weak. But +1 for getting the whole shebang.
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foobar said @ 6:31pm GMT on 4th Jul
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midden said @ 6:54pm GMT on 4th Jul
If Frederick Douglass had had the powers of Lord Vader, I suspect Emancipation would have come quite a bit sooner.
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midden said @ 6:51pm GMT on 4th Jul
James Earl Jones should really do a Frederick Douglass bio pic. He'd be perfect.
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sanepride said @ 7:02pm GMT on 4th Jul
Except for his bearing no resemblance to the very intense-looking Douglass and also now being 85 years old. Douglass would have been around 34 when he gave this speech. Maybe he can do the voice-over for an animated biopic.
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midden said[1] @ 11:00pm GMT on 4th Jul
Good point. I think I tend to imagine Douglass in his later years with that awesome white hair and beard.
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