tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post8158521898341795741..comments2024-03-16T06:37:57.821-05:00Comments on jobsanger: Frederick Douglass' Independence Day Speech In 1852Ted McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035498835671628943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post-54758419273505279022016-07-04T10:34:27.680-05:002016-07-04T10:34:27.680-05:00This is a wonderful piece, and one I hope to be di...This is a wonderful piece, and one I hope to be directing quite a few people towards, But <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/04/why-the-4th-of-july-does-belong-to-slaves.html" rel="nofollow">The Daily Beast -- which mentions the Douglass speech</a> has an interesting response based on the idea that Blacks and black emancipation in the North was a major factor in our winning the Revolution. Both should be read.Prup (aka Jim Benton)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08376467128665482055noreply@blogger.com