Black People and Independence Day

WHAT DOES INDEPENDENCE DAY HAVE TO DO WITH BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES?

The following writing is loosely based on, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass Excuse me white people, let’s be real for a moment. What exactly does YOUR Independence Day have to do with black people? Were the lofty principles of personal and political freedom and justice, written in theContinue reading “WHAT DOES INDEPENDENCE DAY HAVE TO DO WITH BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES?”