Response To Frederick Douglass 'Fourth Of July'

There’s only one mean to what Fourth of July actually means, which to us Americans means Independence Day. Where Americans fought for their independence and their freedom. To Frederick Douglass it meant a whole different meaning. To him it was kind of a disgrace to what American actually celebrated it. Frederick Douglass was invited to do a speech, on what did Fourth of July actually meant to African Americans. To him making this speech, he thought maybe this is all a joke or this can be an eye opener to White Americans on what Negros think or feel about the Fourth of July. White people think that everybody celebrates the fourth of July, but they were wrong. Frederick Douglass states that to him he doesn’t celebrate it or there’s no reason on …show more content…
Fredrick Douglass himself respects the signers of the Declaration of Independence, he says that “There well respect and strong men for this”. But he didn’t come here to talk about them or give them credit on it. In other words he’s here to make sure that the listeners understand why the Declaration of Independence doesn’t stand for what it was actually meant for. He says that everything that the Declaration of Independence stands for, not really respected how it is. There it says that all people are equal, but then again nobody is every treated equally. He says by coming here today, he feels that their laughing at him for standing in front of everybody, for telling lies, but he not going to tell they lies cause he wants everybody to go with wisdom in their mind on how African American feel about the Fourth of July. To them is nothing more than a paper being signed. He says that this all a shame how everybody celebrates by doing dinners, parades, and thanksgiving dinners. This all a fraud how you guys see it. That the United States are the ones that more guilty for all the blood that has shattered. Many people don’t really understand