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"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5...

Frederick Douglass Said ‘This Fourth Of July Is Yours, Not Mine’ In 1852 – Here’s Why His Speech Still Hits Today

Douglass' iconic 1852 speech on July 4th remains a powerful lens on America's unfinished promise of freedom and equality for Black Americans.

Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery

The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himsel...

Reading Frederick Douglass at Rokeby in Ferrisburgh

Celebrate Independence Day with a reading of Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" by François Clemmons.

Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery

The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himsel...

Photography Was Frederick Douglass’ Most Powerful Tool for Abolition

Famed abolitionist, writer, and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass was pioneering and influential in his use of photography in the 19th-century abolitionist movement. For Dougl...

Five Words That Shook the World

It wasn’t Thomas Jefferson who made “All men are created equal” actually mean something.

"North Star" brings Frederick Douglass’s Belfast legacy to New York

The Irish Arts Center and Solab’s North American premiere blends live music, spoken word and student voices into an immersive response to Frederick Douglass’s 1845 visit to Belfast...

From the Streets to the C-Suites

At the 2025 XCEL Summit for Men, honoree John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation Hope, rallied the audience to draw lessons from the past, using Frederick Douglas...

ON THIS DAY: 250 Years Of American Moments

Long before former President Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America, and took office as the first Black executive in chief, and held down...

What, to the Immigrant, Is Your Fourth of July?

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ landmark speech — and America at 250 — immigrants explain what Independence Day means to them.

When We Were Freed: An Excerpt

Discover how Black communities turned emancipation celebrations into powerful acts of faith, memory, and resistance.

Ona Judge: Preferred Suffering in Freedom than Plenty in US Presidency

Stories like that of David and Goliath teach moral lessons especially about victory not necessarily going to the mighty and powerful. The  freedom battles between a sitting United...

Abraham Lincoln and America’s Electric Cord

The debates between Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Stephen Douglas not only rank amongst America’s landmark speeches but could be a primer for political philosophy students. In campaigni...

The Lincoln Speech Every American Should Read Before America 250

250 Years of Black America

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this month, many of us will revisit and remember pivotal figures from throughout the nation’s history. And while the focus on Washington an...

LIBERTY'S FORGOTTEN HERO

James Forten (1766–1842) was born in Philadelphia to an African American family that wasn’t enslaved, although, as Grant points out, “Free didn’t mean they were treated fairly.” Ja...

‘The Agitators’ Brings Frederick Douglass, Dr. King and Malcolm X Back to Life on Stage

*Three of the most influential voices in Black history will return to the stage this Juneteenth weekend through a new theatrical production that aims to make their words feel as ur...

Abraham Lincoln: A Man of Justice and Moral Courage

This piece examines the historical struggles for liberty, revealing how biblical principles of justice and moral courage are essential for every generation to uphold "a Republic, i...

What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July?

Christianity Today: What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July?, by Myles Werntz (Abilene Christian University): In 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech at the...

Why Juneteenth Proves The ‘1619 Project’ Crowd Wrong

America’s hard-fought triumph over the forces of disunion and degradation, the revival of America’s founding promise, is a victory to which we are all heirs.

Thomas Jefferson’s Black descendant reflects ahead of America’s 250th birthday: ‘I wish he had done more to free enslave...

Ahead of July 4, Shannon LaNier Jefferson said the Declaration of Independence belongs to every American, including the descendants of

Has America Lived Up to Its Founding Promise?

Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved person living in Massachusetts when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago. The document’s famous words “all men are created equ...