Fredrick Douglass: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? (July 5, 1852)

If you are going to cite to and refer to Fredrick Douglass's July 5, 1882 speech at Corinthian Hall, Rodchester New York, at least refer to it whole. Fredrick Douglass was an amazing individual. It is one of the great speeches of all times and Ossie Davis does a great job recreating it for us.

Fredrick Douglas ended his speech as follows:

Allow me to say, in conclusion, notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country. There are forces in operation, which must inevitably work the downfall of slavery. ‘The arm of the Lord is not shortened,’ and the doom of slavery is certain. I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing encouragement from the Declaration of Independence, the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tendencies of the age.

Flags left outside of Nike's HQ in Beaverton, Oregon

Instapundit: Buttigieg screws up again by calling it a "Douglass" plan, On July 1 Nike ditched the Betsy Ross Flag on July 4 these Africans swore in as citizens under it, Twitchy: Ted Cruz Reponds To Colin Kaepernick, PJ Media: Flags left at Nike

TOM: The Media Smear Machine (and why Kamala Harris's ancestry is relevant), In The Mailbox: 07.05.19 (Evening Edition), and Friday Fiction

EBL: And Our Flag Was Still There, Betsy Ross, Vintage Hollywood July 4th, and Bill Bowerman

The Federalist: The Left Completely Misses The Point of Fredrick Douglass's Speech

The Atlantic: When the 4th was a Black Holiday

Mark Steyn: You're A Grand Old Flag