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How did Fredrick Douglass feel about the Fourth of July?

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Douglass stated, "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine, You may rejoice, I must mourn." he felt that it was a day for only slaves

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In an 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass expressed his thoughts on July 4th and American hypocrisy. But, he concluded, "I do not despair of this country."

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