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When the #fourthofjuly was first celebrated in 1777, one year after the Declaration of Independence was written, one in five people in the colonies were African HUMANS enslaved by white people. Make it make sense…
Yes, I will repost this portion of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech every #fourthofjuly. Get used to it
Black people in America didn’t become “citizens” until the ratification of the 14th Amendment on July 9, 1868, nearly a century after the Declaration of Independence. For a century America celebrated freedom and liberty while holding HUMAN BEINGS in bondage. Make it make sense…
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