Farewell Song of Frederick Douglass

3 December 1847 : North Star

AoSHQ: Morning Report 12.03.25

Farewell Song of Frederick Douglass

3 September 1838 : Fredrick Douglass escapes from slavery

AoSHQ: Morning Report 09.03.25

What to the slave is the Fourth of July?

Fredrick Douglass

AoSHQ: Morning Report 07.05.24

Protesters Tear Down Frederick Douglass Statute 🤦🏾‍♀️

Instapundit: IT’S COME TO THIS: Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Rochester, NY speech.

This is about peak woke. Although someone did say that peak woke would be when they tore down Harriet Tubman statutes for her not recognizing trans rights back in the day. We are pretty close to that point.  

Instapundit: PJ Media: Do we still hold these truths to be self-evident?, Madness, Gun-Toting Badass Republican Harriet Tubman, Trump got his opponents to attack the 4th of July Harsh but Fair, and 8 year old girl shot by protesters in Atlanta

EBL: Fredrick Douglass: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? (July 5, 1852), Mount Rushmore July 3, 2020, and Democrats at Mount Rushmore

Volokh Conspiracy: Slavery, The Declaration Of Independence, And Douglass’ “What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?”

The Virginian: Statue of Frederick Douglass — Former Slave and Abolitionist — Torn Down and Damaged in New York
Hot Air: Newest target for vandals: Frederick Douglass?

NY Post: An Obscene Assault on Frederick Douglass

AoSHQ: Morning Report 07.06.20

Fredrick Douglass Escapes Slavery: September 3, 1838

Fredrick Douglass manages to escape slavery in Baltimore, MD, disguised as a free sailor.

181 years ago, Fredrick Douglass headed to New York to escape slavery in Maryland.

EBL: Fredrick Douglass: What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July? and Dave Chappelle

Instapundit: Democrats to blame for slavery and Juicy Smollett (not the same struggle as Douglass)

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

The hypocrisy of Elizabeth Warren: There is a tradition in Boston of dressing up like Indians...

The Boston Tea party was about a lot more than dressing up like Indians...

Too bad Elizabeth Warren only picked up on the "costume part" and not the underlying message of that historical event...
Elizabeth Warren claimed Native American heritage only to further her career as a "minority."  Once she got the job and tenure as a Harvard Professor, she dropped that because her Native American ancestry claims were rather tenuous and embarrassing.   As Ann Althouse notes, this goes to a question of Elizabeth Warren's honesty.   Professor Jacobson notes this is an issue that should impact Elizabeth Warren's senate race because she is claimed to be something she is not.   I am sure Warren is proud of being part Native American (great--if it is even true, no one can seem to verify it), but the issue here is using that to promote one's career under a dubious diversity claim.  A tenuous claim on Native American ancestry should not be the basis of taking advantage of diversity hiring goals.  And her diversity is not the only thing Ms. Warren has lied about.

There is a deeper issue here than Elizabeth Warren engaging in some academic Indian-Native American-First Nation role playing to get ahead.  Diversity hiring is condescending at best to the target of its largeness and generally just a scam in how it is practiced.  It is a big lie.  It is not about equal rights, but special rights.  Perhaps Elizabeth Warren should pay attention to the underlying message of this historical Boston speech by a different person of color:

In regard to the colored people, there is always more that is benevolent, I perceive, than just, manifested towards us. What I ask for the negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice. The American people have always been anxious to know what they shall do with us... I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us! If the apples will not remain on the tree of their own strength, if they are worm-eaten at the core, if they are early ripe and disposed to fall, let them fall! ... And if the negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. All I ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! Let him alone! ... your interference is doing him positive injury.  

Fredrick Douglass "What the Black Man Wants" — speech in Boston, Massachusetts, January 26, 1865.  Of course Fredrick Douglass was one of those blacks who went off the reservation... 


Professor Jacobson spotted a pretty good bumper sticker in Ithaca.    This whole thing also reminds me of this episode of the Sopranos...

Update:  The Other McCain has some great Cherokee song videos!
              DaTechGuy on Lizzy Warren and Colonization...
              Elizabeth Warren is not even a little bit Native American?  
              A picture can be worth a thousand words...