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What did Frederick Douglass mean when he called the Fourth of July a "sham"?

What did Frederick Douglass mean when he called the Fourth of July a "sham"?
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What did Frederick Douglass mean when he called the Fourth of July a "sham"?

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He meant that the United States was being fake to its principles, they celebrated this “grand” celebration but it was never meant for their people, and the United States people didn’t stick to their initial principals
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