Fired Douglass, p. A8

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Title

Fired Douglass, p. A8

Description

“...One of his great speeches prior to the Civil War was delivered at Rochester, New York, on July 5 1852.
Among his trenchant phrases was “This fourth of July is yours. Not mine. You may Rejoice. I must Mourn.”
“To Drag a man in fetters in-to the grand temple of liberty and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems were inhuman mockery and sacreligious...””

Creator

N/A

Publisher

Baltimore Afro-American

Date

1953-3-28

Collection

Citation

N/A, “Fired Douglass, p. A8,” African American Fourth of July, accessed May 4, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/402.