- In a Fourth of July holiday special, we begin with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became .\r
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Audiobook - full reading of the historical speech - What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July? by Frederick Douglass from July 5, 1852. Recording by The .\r
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What to the Slave is 4th of July?: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass Historic Speech.\r
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In a July 5, 1852, speech to a group of abolitionists, Frederick Douglass reminded them that for slaves and former slaves, the Declaration of Independence .\r
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