Tag Archives: Frederick Douglass

“What To A Slave Is Your Fourth Of July?”

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Dave Bradley

  I try to remember to post this every year in some form to remind us that the history that most of us were taught had a few holes in it. For most of us the horrible history of slavery … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Is Juneteenth

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(7 minutes)  The reversion of America to a country where racial hatred and separation  is a central theme of one American party has really helped to highlight the importance of a holiday like Juneteenth in the country’s calendar.  To say … Continue reading →

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‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Descendants Read Frederick Douglass’ Speech | NPR This may go against Iowa’s new law against teaching about race. We here at blogforiowa believe our readers are adults and can handle material that reveals truths about slavery. I even invite Kim … Continue reading →

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Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July Speech

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Dave Bradley

As you listen to this, it is almost unbelievable that a black man had enough courage to make a speech like this in pre-Civil War America. One of the greatest American speeches of all times. Some of it is sadly … Continue reading →

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July 4th Perspective From Frederick Douglass

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

One of the major tensions in this country is the wide gap between our ideals as espoused in documents such as the Declaration of Independence which we celebrate today and the reality of life in the United States. Certainly the … Continue reading →

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Meaning Of July Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro By Frederick Douglass July 5, 1852 Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were … Continue reading →

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