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

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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, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” He was addressing the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. James Earl Jones reads the historic address during a performance of Voices of a People’s History of the United States, which was co-edited by Howard Zinn. The late great historian introduces the address.
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@blackbeard00 Ай бұрын

As relevant today as back then

@kendallwalls9167 Ай бұрын

Increasingly so post 2020

@martinesejour3361 Ай бұрын

Presently…? In what way?

@flossietube2065 Ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@elysehfm8797 Ай бұрын

@@martinesejour3361, the way the laws and justice system is set up. For profit prisons are BIG business and must stay full.

@martinesejour3361 Ай бұрын

@@elysehfm8797 oh yeah, I forgot about that. Thanks. Is society aware? What is society doing to remedy this problem? From all the shows I’ve watched DNA has released a lot of innocent people. From what I’ve observed most that are incarcerated, should be locked up. Especially when it comes to Forensic Science.

@Ny-kelCameron Ай бұрын

Even back then, there were those who knew the lie that is America. Powerful.

@louvendran7273 29 күн бұрын

Privilege is not unique to humans. In the animal kingdom. One really funny example. Not funny to the monkeys affected though. In Japan there is a geothermal hot spring in some nature reserve. A colony of monkeys have discovered the hot springs. During the winter like all places beyond the Tropics it gets really cold. There is a set hierarchy of who is allowed to bathe the in pools as they cannot all fit in the pools. There is an aristocracy, enforcers & the excluded. Therefore the excluded group has an exponentially higher chance of frost bite or hypothermia. 😂😂😂

@elysehfm8797 29 күн бұрын

@@louvendran7273, nice to see you again. Very interesting information. I knew of the monkeys in the thermal springs, I didn't know they keep other monkeys out.

@N.J.C95 29 күн бұрын

I didn't even celebrate today man what's the point?

@user-gx9mv3qn7o 29 күн бұрын

Why don't you leave Americans don't want you're division and you're hate for Americans

@theshrivelstein7118 28 күн бұрын

@@N.J.C95 You should move to someplace else, crybaby. This is still the greatest country going, except for the shitstain that is the democRAT party.

@Sapper201D Ай бұрын

Mr. Frederick Douglas was the embodiment of Integrity and courage. To be blunt. It took balls to be speak so boldly and directly to the intended audience. Knowing the consequences could be lynching by mob. This man gentleman laid it bare! Salute! And Thank you for airing this reading from another great man.

@bobc4d Ай бұрын

I know in certain segments of US, this would be considered "woke". if so, then I am for damn sure woke. I suppressed tears on hearing those words and knowing he was correct, for all the injustices done.

@evanstinson7745 29 күн бұрын

@@bobc4d Yeah willful ignorance in the face of such plain hypocrisy in the very heart of the country's principles, especially given the cruelty so many faced,--- "woke" as a shut down doesn't cut it.

@cheryal2809 29 күн бұрын

I have read and heard, before, this very speech that Mr. Douglass gave on that July 5th. I will hear and read it again in the future. I thank Mr. Jones for re-enacting this poignant and horrifying speech.

@deborahd.7281 28 күн бұрын

He obviously exerted is right to free speech and your exaggerated claims about the potential of lynching did not materialize. Also, Mr. Douglas enjoyed the ability to speak freely on whatever he wanted unlike Donald Trump who was issued a gag order by a judge not to speak on particular subjects. Do you have any outrage on that, or the threats of violence directed to Donald Trump? Have you only moral outrage for "woke" positions that are opposed, or do you have moral outrage for all positions that are oppressed even if you don't agree with them?

@cheryal2809 28 күн бұрын

🤡@@deborahd.7281 🤡

@SusanMCraig Ай бұрын

Powerful words we all must hear!

@iammaybeabro4598 29 күн бұрын

Whether he’s reciting the alphabet, seeking to crush space rebels, guiding his prince son to destiny, reading the Bible or reciting an important abolitionist speech, James Earl Jones always has this thunderous power, this oomph behind anything he says. And that’s what makes him great.

@Cobra2323 Ай бұрын

This speech should be taught in public schools just like the "I Have A Dream" speech and the "Gettysburg Address".

@kylezo 29 күн бұрын

MLK's later speeches focusing on the evils of white liberals and socialist criticism of capitalism, the natural conclusion of his early work, is not shared or celebrated today. Instead, liberals and conservatives alike stand united _against_ liberation politics. It has _always_ been communism, socialism, and collectivism that has been the driving force of Liberation in this world. MLK was taken from us when he started discussing empire.

@barbaramcspadden6351 29 күн бұрын

As a sociaalist, I fully agree. @kylezo

@Shamunt 27 күн бұрын

Can’t be because republicans are afraid of crt which is what this would fall under lol

@wadadjomaa7825 27 күн бұрын

Indeed

@truthiscensored 27 күн бұрын

@@kylezo Communism and Socialism isn't the kind of "Liberation" you want unless you want to be ruled by Tyrannical Gov't with strict rules and punishments. Communism is the system and religion of the Beast kingdom (Revelations 13). Bible says this and many of the founders of Communism (Marx, Lenin, their Protocols) says this in their own books ...It ain't the "freedom/Liberation" they deceive you to believe

@memphissweet3065 29 күн бұрын

James E Jones Thank You Sir You are a Blessing❤

@marjorjorietillman856 24 күн бұрын

If Frederick Douglass delivered that message today, Maga types would attack him on Fox News relentlessly!

@valuethug Ай бұрын

If only mainstream news would show this every year...

@tyh4180 19 күн бұрын

Or Black News. If they won't, we should. We have BET, Steven A Smith, the voice, shaderoom, etc

@davidladuke7039 Ай бұрын

A rare case of honesty in a speech.

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

Not to make light of your comment but listen to Vladimir Putin's speeches. He too speaks honestly and acts ethically. Even the Ukraine "intervention" was a decision between life and annihilation for Russia. Putin was forced to do the last thing on earth he wanted to do. There is courage.

@welfarecrusader6855 Ай бұрын

@@kathym6603 whose bot is this

@shannalee2520 Ай бұрын

Germany is using Ukraine, and etc, to finish The 4th Reich. Look into it; deeply.

@The10thManRules Ай бұрын

You don't listen to enough historical speeches. I recommend Martin Luther Kings full, uncut speeches. I also recommend speeches from James Baldwin.

@The10thManRules Ай бұрын

@@kathym6603Propaganda by another name.

@greendesertgoddess Ай бұрын

"Would disgrace a nation of savages . . . " is right!

@user-ti3vp9mt3z 29 күн бұрын

Those lines got me too. Just look at our crimes in Palestine.

@derekcash3608 29 күн бұрын

@@jrutt2675 "and one can see why these events had to happen in the past." These events "had to happen" because the US needed free labor to build wealth and to claim superiority over anyone not White.

@cognitionup5211 29 күн бұрын

@@jrutt2675your mind is demonic, to type this in 2024, demonstrates yo are not far removed from being a savage!

@MarkGunnMedia 29 күн бұрын

That is a load of crap and only an idiot would fix his fingers to type such garbage.@@jrutt2675

@theshrivelstein7118 28 күн бұрын

Damn, Douglas had the blacks number.

@DirtyFastingLife Ай бұрын

❤Oh to be in the room when the legendary Fredrick Douglass gave this Immaculate Speech!!! The look on their faces, I feel bamboozled as a youth celebrating this Massacre of a Holiday..it's not for us as black people. We went on in our enslavement for 100+ years to be liberated... And delayed 2.5 years in Texas. Now we are free but still grossly mistreated at every turn having to work harder than EVERYONE ELSE... AND GETTING scrapes in return. It's a day I don't celebrate anymore with money or my time. ✊🏾 knowledge is power 📚📘📖

@melodylyles9892 16 күн бұрын

What about being taught to give praises to a Big Fat Santa Claus.

@ernstthalmann4306 29 күн бұрын

Douglass was quite a powerhouse intellectual and activist. A brave and powerful man. Also JEJ had the greatest voice ever.

@four4eyes Ай бұрын

Thank you for this , Democracy Now . As an old and cranky Canadian I remember doing an essay in junior high school on Frederick Douglass, if even half of America would listen and take to heart the words of this man we would All be in a much better world today ❤🇺🇲💙🇨🇦

@eyeamthetabernacle Ай бұрын

Timeless masterpiece

@Estherbethe1... 29 күн бұрын

There are some things I just can't, in good conscience, participate in let alone celebrate. Thank you Fredrick Douglass you said it ALL.

@krtt750 Ай бұрын

Thank you Amy!

@rsuriyop 29 күн бұрын

Unbelievable that they even had the audacity to ask someone like Frederick Douglass to do a speech about the 4th of July given that slavery was still going on around that time.

@stuartmcalpine9468 28 күн бұрын

It was delivered to abolitionists.

@stuartmcalpine9468 28 күн бұрын

At least some white Americans have a damn.

@toddhayes3506 Ай бұрын

Applied Knowledge is Power RIP Frederick Douglass

@andrews5320 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the focus on Frederick Douglass. Happy Independence Day!

@practicalwerewolf Ай бұрын

"Happy independence day" 🤦‍♂️

@kendallwalls9167 Ай бұрын

I think we can at the same time celebrate what were legitimate historical advances while also placing those advances under a more realistic critical gaze and recognizing how far we still have left to go. @@practicalwerewolf

@tiwonnasims8206 Ай бұрын

@@practicalwerewolf cognitive dissonance

@borninvincible Ай бұрын

@@kendallwalls9167I don't qwhite understand 😂

@kendallwalls9167 Ай бұрын

@borninvincible Freedom from monarchy should be celebrated & the caplitalist bourgeoisie democracy has certainly raised the productive capacity of the US as well as the world to the level that most people's standards of living have dramatically increased since the time of the feudal monarchies. We also have certain freedoms (on paper) under the law that subjects of monarchies generally didn't. However, global imperialist wars, periodic crises of capitalism, and the many faceted conditions of oppression are all issues of the day that hopefully we can collectively organize to fix.

@michaelwilliams6162 Ай бұрын

Timeless words to awaken the NATION and expose truth! This should be broadcast to every home in America and the world.

@AdventureVixen 28 күн бұрын

This what kneeling during national anthem was about. Not everyone was considered free

@doris6849 Ай бұрын

That was awesome ❤❤❤

@blacksilence7968 Ай бұрын

I'm a 60-year-old man born and raised in what we now call the Divided States of America. It is no secret that America and the West are directly and or indirectly, the biggest purveyors of war. These countries have military bases, spy and intelligence apparatuses in almost every nook and cranny on our planet. These countries are reaping havoc on common people and our environment. For centuries there have been war after war, and now there's nothing left for them to fight except themselves. You see, these countries must fight because of the nature of the environment in which the bloodline of the rulers of these nations have been produced. I wonder if after the final war, will we ask these same nations for reparations?

@hoosierbaddy3052 Ай бұрын

Blacksilence; These countries are ‘wreaking’ havoc, not reaping. It does affect the overall meaning. I appreciate your share. I’m also 60 and have witnessed this place devolve. Just bc there’s advancements in tech and science doesn’t mean that humans are evolving. Yeah, the internet and cell phones are innovative and very useful, however, we’ve given our brains intelligence over to electronic devices. Smartphones equals stupid people. Back in my day, we had to remember folk’s phone numbers. Now? My mom doesn’t even know my phone number. I can appreciate not wanting to muck your head up with useless information that can be found online faster than in the brain. But we’ve become one lazy @$$ed society. Now it’s too much for me to turn my neck to check if I can change lanes? My side mirror is in control? Hey, that’s a useful warning system. However, it bespeaks a race that cannot be trusted to think on their own. Nor act accordingly in situations. I see humans but very little humanity here. I’m ret to get on outta here. Calgon, take me away….

@John-mu2js Ай бұрын

When they have to pay reparations they will stop going to war and will stop colonization

@joeberi1551 Ай бұрын

Agree 1000%. The problem with BLM!!! During George Floyd murder protests and others, everyone from all over the world protested against George Floyd murder and supported BLM. ****But BLM NEVER supported others groups eg, women, life freedom protest and # Mahsa murder in Iran, Israelis genocide murdering 16,000 Palestinians children in Palestine, LGBT, etc. ** BLM just want the people in the White House and congress are happy to get their support for their OWN benefit and BLM does NOT care about other oppressed group and it is pathetic.

@pranavpillai7778 Ай бұрын

Nations which are powerful have done this forever.

@warriorwaitress7690 29 күн бұрын

@@pranavpillai7778 That doesn't make it any less alarming or sh---y.

@psychoticbob 29 күн бұрын

His words show not only how far we have come as a nation but also how much further we have left to go.

@mar25947 29 күн бұрын

How far have we come tho lol 😂

@simonagree4070 28 күн бұрын

The man speaks to us through the ages. People may wonder why I say that I face this day with some disappointment. It is because Americans still treat words such as these as though they were spoken by an alien influence, and call it, mockingly, "woke". This speech should be remembered as a wake-up call to all Americans, that the struggle for human independence is never done.

@jakezonis17 Ай бұрын

I listen to this every single year, thank you J.E.J and democracy now

@TonyRome402 29 күн бұрын

"The proverbial elephant in the room" This is the truth all Americans must confront and make peace with. Thank you for this speech; this is what Independence Day means to me.

@mar25947 29 күн бұрын

Beautiful. Timeless. Brilliant.

@WhstlblwrBlastingEpsteinsILK 29 күн бұрын

Great granddaughter of Native American slaves owned by the Moore plantation. I felt those words in my soul & see that nothing has changed except the manifestations of slavery.

@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND 25 күн бұрын

What were they before they became native americans? Siberians, Mongolians, Asians, wyt Europeans, and possibly hindustanians...

@krtt750 Ай бұрын

Also let us listen to my hero Paul Robeson!

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

I think I will! VIDEO: Paul Robeson: On colonialism, African-American rights (Spotlight, ABC,1960)

@charleskesner1302 Ай бұрын

He speaks to us still. Thanks.

@StateOfPurgatory Ай бұрын

Amazing and powerful speech

@TroyGraham-yw9wq Ай бұрын

Let us remember the "whole" truth of this day... fireworks, parades, bbq's all well and good, however it is at our peril lest we forget or ignore the truth, look around you it already is... Happy 15 days after Juneteenth everyone.

@howardleekilby7390 29 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I had the pleasure of meeting James Earl Jones at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton . We arrived at the same time to begin our descent o an escalator. I recognized the great man but with the respect for one’s privacy I remained silently aware. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@brandonchavez9924 22 күн бұрын

Mr Frederick Douglas should have been president. A greater orator and statesman this nation has NEVER produced. To be born in captivity and make it as far as he did, always fighting for civil rights. It brings a tear to my eye.

@kcstereo Ай бұрын

Wow! What a powerful speech and how relevant those words are for todays times in which we live!! Thank you!!!

@greendesertgoddess Ай бұрын

The 4th of July is such a LIE!

@mastercabbage Ай бұрын

No it’s right there on the calendar. Every month has a fourth day actually if you look into it.

@hoosierbaddy3052 Ай бұрын

@@mastercabbage literalist huh?

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

History is the rolling story of survival on earth. The human race needs freedom. Our founding fathers got as close to freedom as the world has ever seen. We failed to hold onto it. Poor us.

@kahlilboi Ай бұрын

@@kathym6603most of the founding fathers were slave holders 😅

@billhanna2148 Ай бұрын

@@hoosierbaddy3052 Yeah hes so pithy ..what a pity

@stopthelies4249 Ай бұрын

Not a slave he was enslaved.

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the technicality that is actually vitally important.

@kylezo 29 күн бұрын

Yes, a person that is enslaved is a slave.

@stopthelies4249 29 күн бұрын

@@kylezo TRUMP IS THAT U

@fixieroy 29 күн бұрын

@@kylezo you missed the point.

@stan4now 29 күн бұрын

Thank You Amy Goodman, Thank You Always. The words of Senator Frederick Douglas can still be said today. The slavery of discrimination goes on with systemic racism that even denies teaching CRT Critical Race Theory. President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has also been forgotten. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King reminded us of this of "a nation that has yet to fulfill it's creed 'that all men are created equal.' " Those like Howard Zinn showed the consequences of it. Thank You Always Amy Goodman

@seer1 Ай бұрын

Hard Not to think of these Wise Words of Frederick Douglass, today. July 4, 2024. 🙏🏿😔

@eddiethedestroyer Ай бұрын

The original diss track

@SharonPadget 25 күн бұрын

That’s what I call a speech. Frederick Douglass was force to be reckoned with. James Earl Jones is a fitting representative. Thanks for this inspiring video.

@margaretwrein9606 17 күн бұрын

Mr. James Earl Jones -one of the last great speaker of this time. GOD bless.

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

Sobering. A good starting point for Frederick Douglass's era in American History. Which brings us up to the present when we are on the way to becoming boxed in slaves where I hope we can come up with the soul and greatness of the blacks.

@justintung7981 29 күн бұрын

No, slavery isn't over. It has simply changed form. No more physical chains and whips, but there are those who continue to live regarded as lesser and inferior. There are those who still continue to reap undue rewards based simply upon how and where they were born. Some of us were given tags for what we should be doing, and shouldn't be doing, simply based on the colors of our skin. Some of us will never be treated the same, or viewed the same, as others. Some of us may escape these cruel cages, but for many, it is impossible.

@chuckpatterson8374 28 күн бұрын

The demon-cratic party is the new slave master….

@marktwaine9344 25 күн бұрын

try staying in school and off drugs....

@kcstereo 29 күн бұрын

This should have 100 million views!!!!!

@CarlosIowa 29 күн бұрын

I agree. I understand. I respect every word.

@danielcaraveo4844 29 күн бұрын

Took the words out of my heart!

@ambe786 Ай бұрын

We need more leaders like this man.

@ErthaRizas 29 күн бұрын

I don’t say Happy 4 th of July. 4 th of July has nothing to do with me. My descendants were African slaves.

@exuberant8385 26 күн бұрын

I'm sure Native Americans feel the same way.

@ErthaRizas 26 күн бұрын

@@exuberant8385 Especially the Native Americans without a doubt.

@hhairball9 Ай бұрын

Very moving. Thank you for this!

@beatricebritt347 Ай бұрын

Wow!

@bobc4d Ай бұрын

eloquent words and powerfully read.

@SageLittleHawk Ай бұрын

If there were any independence from the crown, it was short-lived.

@crafty-lady6853 27 күн бұрын

Frederick Douglass was a wonderful statesman and courageous to speak truth when ears did not want to hear. We as Americans should follow his great example and do the right thing. VOTE BLUE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND OPPRESSION.

@uphigh2727 Ай бұрын

Beautiful, beautifully hurt....I think about the Palestinians. 😢😢😢

@tiwonnasims8206 Ай бұрын

Wow of course you do 😢

@charlesirby1643 Ай бұрын

It is disgusting you guys always want to bring up Palestinians. Palestinians don’t care about the iconic Frederick Douglas.

@LivingWithCognitiveDissonance Ай бұрын

Yep. Hearded into that small area only to be shot like fish in a barrel. This is america's shame.

@sagapoetic8990 Ай бұрын

Me, too.

@percyvolnar8010 Ай бұрын

@@tiwonnasims8206 Exactly. See how they segue black pain into others pains without ever addressing the black pain? Without a doubt black people are descendants of gods chosen people.

@AaronRoco Ай бұрын

BANGER

@typheran1 Ай бұрын

I could listen to him read the phone book.

@tamarajoneshill4037 24 күн бұрын

My father and son were named after Mr. Douglass. They both know what an honor it is to be named after such an amazing, articulate and intelligent man.

@RFKPeaceNIK19 29 күн бұрын

Inspiring And Refreshing

@Jackie-wolf68 29 күн бұрын

Happy Independence Day America!!!!!

@brandym.williams7314 Ай бұрын

True Fact!

@BronnyJames2025MVP Ай бұрын

This will trigger the conservatives today 😂

@mastercabbage Ай бұрын

Yeah I’m literally shaking at the voice of Darth Vader.

@kathym6603 Ай бұрын

I'm a conservative and I approve of the truth. This is truth.

@francislenetti5016 Ай бұрын

no, because they were the ones that died fighting to end slavery. you must be thinking about the democrats.

@terrancekayton007 Ай бұрын

It was meant too.

@bobc4d Ай бұрын

@@francislenetti5016 no because this would be considered "woke" by conservatives, particularly trumper conservatives

@capac2 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! Power to the people! Still Powerful and relevant generations later 👊🏾

@janeruthraphael4644 29 күн бұрын

Bravo 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽

@Black_2_Def Ай бұрын

The 4th of You-Lie! Democracy is Hypocrisy ~Malcolm X

@stanleyadams6883 26 күн бұрын

Excellent Show. Thanks for providing this truth to all on your special day. God knows all things and will set matters straight in a sooner time. 🙏

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Ай бұрын

Darth Vader understand the DARK SIDE.

@juliewake4585 Ай бұрын

Mufassa too it seems.

@CyberspacedLoner Ай бұрын

Donald Trump is the Sith Lord Darth Sidious/Supreme Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine

@Solitude82 29 күн бұрын

What I always said was July 3rd we were slaves, July 4th we were slaves, and July 5th we were still slaves so what am I celebrating

@yokojacobson8494 29 күн бұрын

Absolutely!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@wlcoston 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for playing this every year

@blackistheword7 27 күн бұрын

Powerful message,and the right person to read this historical reading! What legends!!

@mariacoronel2547 29 күн бұрын

2:18 I have enjoyed these readings immensely. Thank you Amy!

@user-tq3mb1io8i 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for this revealed letter.

@kathimeci5179 28 күн бұрын

A speech that should be taught to US students in intermediate school. Every American deserves and in fact, has a duty, to know and understand the real history of this country, not the propaganda taught in schools for over a century.

@milesmorales2106 Ай бұрын

We love a re-upload!!

@michaelharrisusita6859 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Amy

@hannahlouisefitzpatrick6742 25 күн бұрын

This was excellent. Thank-you.

@Zurpanik 23 күн бұрын

Rochester! My beloved hometown! There is much we have to strive for again

@dennisgreene2544 15 күн бұрын

Real Life! 2024

@rubengutierrez5102 29 күн бұрын

And over a 160-year period, it has gotten monstrously worse!

@Gundum Ай бұрын

Very much needed

@imagoomba 28 күн бұрын

"At a time like this scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed."

@kriskabin 27 күн бұрын

It's good that you play this every year; especially this July 4th, 2024...& Scotus's unconstitutional ruling.

@cjlittle7089 25 күн бұрын

Frederick Douglass was such an incredible man and his works still apply today. As always, James Earl Jones is such an eloquent and passionate speaker - perfect choice to deliver Douglass’ speech.

@emryadora 29 күн бұрын

As someone who has deeeeeeeeeep roots in the American south, a Black woman, and a leftist - I can honestly say that I’m so proud to be an American. The failures of our state to collectively honor the contributions of blacks is an oversight many of us see and recognize. Buuuuut, personally my family is filled with strange and wonderful characters that fall on every side of the party line - and it’s hard not to be in awe and proud of everything they are or failed to be, given the crazy rules of the American game. Who cares if the country doesn’t see it - too bad for them they’re missing out on all the richness we represent. I couldn’t have been made anywhere else but this place, so I can say that despite all the mistakes and inhumane treatment - I don’t feel anything but love for the country. Happy 4th. 🎉Pour out a cup for me, I’ll do one for you.

@curtiszyr 22 күн бұрын

Get over yourself

@Glasses.A 17 күн бұрын

POWERFUL SPEECH!

@tonelove666 29 күн бұрын

Powerful truth

@tiwonnasims8206 Ай бұрын

You know better you do better❤ what is it to a black person your democracy?

@pollypocket00 29 күн бұрын

Reparations.

@tonyjones1560 27 күн бұрын

Yes…make that *lineage based cash reparations* only. Cut the checks!

@1mrdnewman 22 күн бұрын

I think that just about sums it all up. No other words need be spoken.

@askmisspatience 28 күн бұрын

As a veteran have ceased celebrating the 4th upon learning, years ago, of the truth … Mr Douglass is one of my favorite, to me, vintage historians who never gets old to read from or hear about. One of the most memorable passages he wrote about informed me in Christian’s being the worst owners and it’s better to belong to a non-Christian. I don’t recollect if I first heard from Mr Douglass about the Bible being manipulated and changed to prevent slaves of learning about freedom. I’m thankful for films like this representing the truth of our history. America is better knowing than living a lie. Perpetuated by the same people who rewrote the Bible to manipulate and not honor faith. This clip showed up in my algorithm. Looked at the channel and am a new follower. Thanks for featuring facts and such an eloquent clip ❤🇺🇸

@eniggma9353 Ай бұрын

That was epic

@christelwilfork9613 20 күн бұрын

Amen 🙏

@pandaman5896 27 күн бұрын

Astounding, liberating

@juliewake4585 Ай бұрын

I’d forgotten that it was USA Independence Day. It’s our voting in the UK and I’d love to think that it may make a difference to us in some way. I’m not holding out much hope.

@caterinabyrne380 Ай бұрын

What to homeless people is 4th of July in the twenty first century???

@kendallwalls9167 Ай бұрын

Great question that begs to be asked seriously

@lycanhd Ай бұрын

They are free.

@user-xt8on4kf5o Ай бұрын

@@lycanhdYou comment in a news channel, yet you are not informed. The Supreme Court just ruled that homeless may not sleep outside. It is deemed a criminal act now. So no, they are not free. War is being waged against them.

@lunamequa Ай бұрын

@@lycanhdExactly that’s not a comparison.

@zeroturn7091 28 күн бұрын

@@lycanhdin more ways than one.

@edourdpeters4352 25 күн бұрын

Eloquence and relevance. 💙

@hattanalshutaifi4587 Ай бұрын

As fan of James earl jones since childhood due his famous role as mufasa one of the best father in history of animation and cinema I always enjoyed his work and speaking especially his famous voice