In the years prior to the Civil War, many Americans believed that the phrase "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence included only white males. Many also believed that the nation's original Constitution explicitly supported slavery. Frederick Douglass, the…
On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest orators of all time, delivered what was arguably the century's most powerful abolition speech. At a time of year where American freedom is celebrated across the nation, Douglass eloquently summoned the country to resolve…
Evaluates Douglass's famous Fourth of July speech and considers his lifelong dedication to refuting misconceptions about the Constitution's alleged support of slavery and the rights granted to black Americans by the phrase, "all men are created equal."