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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)@shengokai.bsky.social |
Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.
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Steph Scythes
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July 4, 2024 An end and THE END: ⭐️England votes to take a landslide step away from 14 years of Conservative destruction while 🇺🇸 barrels headlong into its 2nd (and final) fascist regime with new Mango Monarchial powers if 🔵 does not get its shit together and FAST!!! www.huffpost.com/entry/labour...
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AnnieGTMD
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I read that every 7/4..it starts out with such glowing remarks re: the Founders and then...
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Jared Nelson
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When I think of people talking about how they won’t vote, I think of this speech, and how cheaply people throw away their power. It makes his words bite even harder, for their truth and how clearly he could see the soul of our country.
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Bunkunin
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As sit happens, I posted this as well--it can be heard, via Democracy Now, either in my timeline or over at the DN site.
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)
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"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
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Mary Lynne Dittmar, Ph.D.
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Thank you.
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McKeen Photos (I shoot people and things for money. And fun.)
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Why would they omit parts? Does it make the already biased US history somehow worse?
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Helen Broom
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NPR posted it on Instagram, being read by members of Douglass's family. I think they do that every year.
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HappyKaijuStompyTime
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And here is a video of excerpts from the speech read by Douglass' actual descendants.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBe5...
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HappyKaijuStompyTime
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZDc...
One of the finest voices in Hollywood reading it.
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Anne Hawley
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"Were the nation older, the patriot’s heart might be sadder, and the reformer’s brow heavier. Its future might be shrouded in gloom, and the hope of its prophets go out in sorrow." 😔
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers
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Thank you! Listened to some parts with the kid on our way to day camp this morning. She was more engaged than I expected.
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John Yuda
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📌
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bettybarcode
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Turns out that July 4, 1852 was the 25th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in NY State, an event that continues to be unmarked & uncelebrated in NY:
history.nycourts.gov/when-did-sla...
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