Watch This: Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”

250 years ago, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, putting to paper the American ideals of freedom, equality, and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But what did this declaration mean for indigenous and enslaved people in America? Any honest commemoration of July 4th must recognize the true history of […] The post Watch This: Frederick Douglass’ “What to…