Category: 4th of July

Introduction to Douglasss Rhetorical Strategy Douglass uses the second person pronouns with words including you and your instead of the first person plural we and us because Douglass is primarily delivering this speech to his fellow citizens which not only includes his fellow slaves but also some of the Americans and figures responsible for writing…

Fredick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, in Talbot County, Maryland. Douglass is in fact known for giving an astounding speech. In 1852, Douglas was invited to give a speech at Independence Day celebration. His speech, ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ was delivered at an event commemorating the signing of the…

Throughout American history, there have been many incidents of oppression regarding the people of the United States especially African Americans. Frederick Douglass speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? shows that The Declaration of Independence is not only historically important, but it also has faults. Both documents briefly discuss the British crown…