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The Fourth of July Story

Alice Dalgliesh

What happened on the Fourth of July long before there were fireworks and parades? Alice Dalgliesh takes young readers back to revolutionary times, back to the colonists’ desire for freedom and the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

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Frederick Douglass wrote about slavery in his book, 'The Fourth of July', which was mentioned in context with his speech on the same topic on July 5th, 1852.

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He was also a member of the National Association of the Able-Bodied and Right at a Young Age and he famously said that, quote, knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom. End quote.

— Episode: Free and Fair Elections (with Ellen Wein...

Episode: Free and Fair Elections (with Ellen Weintraub)

Frederick Douglass wrote about slavery in his book, 'The Fourth of July', which was mentioned in context with his speech on the same topic on July 5th, 1852.

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He was also a member of the National Association of the Able-Bodied and Right at a Young Age and he famously said that, quote, knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom. End quote.

Douglass, as you may know, authored several notable works and biographies, was an avid debater, and was unintentionally nominated as a vice president to presidential nominee Victoria Woodhull of the Equal Rights Party in 1872, though he declined the nomination.

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