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Residents gather in Springfield to read Frederick Douglass’ famous speech
Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass first delivered this speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. It was part of ...
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Injured soldier delivers powerful Independence Day address
Injured soldier Ari Spitz gives emotional speech on his combat experience in Gaza, the values that sustained him, and a call for unity, 'As a Jew, I felt the deep privilege of defending my people ...
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Independence Day reflections: Life, liberty and the pursuit of bigger government
As the last fireworks went silent on Independence Day 2025, the countdown began for a truly monumental anniversary: Next year ...
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Residents celebrate Independence Day with a community reading of Frederick Douglass’ historic ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ speech
"Douglass wrote that democracy is not a set-and-done thing," West Stockbridge Historical Society President Bob Salerno told ...
Commentary: Why Frederick Douglass’s July 4 speech still matters
The great abolitionist’s 1852 speech lauded the Founding Fathers while denouncing the horrors of slavery. It deserves to be ...