Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” performed by Brian Jones

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7 жыл бұрын

Based on the work of Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
Directed by Anthony Arnove
In association with Voices of a People’s History of the United States (peopleshistory.us)
Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York
Part of Onassis Programs at BAM
In The People Speak, some of today’s leading performers and artists give voice to figures neglected by history. July Fourth is held up as a day to celebrate the struggle for freedom and independence. But the great abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass - who twice spoke at BAM - dared to challenge the celebration of the holiday. Here is part of “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” his remarkable address delivered to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society in 1852. Performed by Brian Jones on March 21, 2017 in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House.
For more on Douglass’ appearances at BAM, visit the Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive: levyarchive.bam.org/Detail/ent...

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@darquebeauty4802 6 жыл бұрын

Sharing this today on the 4th of July. This is NOT my holiday.

@victirynom 6 жыл бұрын

Nor mine

@chuckenmcnuggets4464 3 жыл бұрын

It is your holiday

@tlmcqu80 4 жыл бұрын

we need the storm!!

@bettywade6055 5 жыл бұрын

This is differently not my holiday or no others shalom.

@gden814 Жыл бұрын

Deep

@Willowandclowns 5 жыл бұрын

This... this is not based on the work of Howard Zinn.

@kingofhearts826 2 жыл бұрын

No, Howard Zinn's work was based on people like this.

@seamusoreilly2861 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, this man has more emotion in this one speech than Quinn in his whole life lol

@aibook3391 Жыл бұрын

Above his time and space, above humanity, Frederick Douglass shows what the holy spirit means?

@Mandraquex3000 4 жыл бұрын

This is not how most average everyday Americans today see America or Independence Day, regardless of skin color. Most still see America as the shining city on a hill in spite of its faults because we are proud to be Americans and proud to live in the greatest country.

@asanitheafrofuturist 3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore

@khonsuwerk9757 2 жыл бұрын

I REPEAT THIS SPEECH EVERY JULY 1-7!!!

@Mandraquex3000 2 жыл бұрын

@@khonsuwerk9757 I cant tell if you're being genuine or sarcastic, I'm sorry.

@tsimmons1974ts 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah right 🤣🤣 you must be delusional !!!

@Mandraquex3000 2 жыл бұрын

@@tsimmons1974ts ?

@TheOnePav 4 жыл бұрын

This was a rightful speech at the time, 1876, even though the emancipation took place in 1863. The memory and pain of it was still fresh. But since 1865, the 13th amendment to our constitution has granted equal rights to all as citizens of the United States of America. If in 2020 you continue to have victim mentality, you continue to be a slave on your own accord. We are all Americans and we are all equal. Let’s continue to denounce injustice but let’s not fall for the race-baiting that is trying to divide us. (By the way, BLM destroyed them statue of Frederick Douglass in New York).

@maryfalco9368 4 жыл бұрын

Victim mentality even by those who have benefited from the freedoms and opportunities OUR Great Country has to offer and had by all IF THEY TRY! Yes! It's harder for some then others! Yes! We all struggle to different degrees! EVERYONE has problems. To think otherwise is the PROBLEM and to not ACKNOWLEDGE that fact means You will never HEAL and never SEE. That was THEN. It is not NOW! Wake up PEOPLE. Your worst enemy is sometimes just YOURSELF.😥

@carolyncorbin1825 4 жыл бұрын

you are stinky

@Zingalamadumi 4 жыл бұрын

Your racism and white supremacy mentality has blocked your cognitive abilities..You choose to be ahistorical and foolish because of hate, racism and indifference to the history and suffering of other human beings...

@marcburcham4738 Жыл бұрын

@@Zingalamadumiyour stupidity has blocked you from seeing that all you do is play the victim and the race card. Time for you to shut up put your pants on grow up and make something out of yourself. No one is perfect but Jesus himself but you can make a difference but stop playing the victim like everyone before you. Blacks isn’t all perfect either by selling their own kind into slavery