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mysteryowl

(7,370 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2020, 11:39 AM Jul 2020

Frederick Douglass' historic speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" By Daveed Diggs

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Frederick Douglass' historic speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" By Daveed Diggs (Original Post) mysteryowl Jul 2020 OP

Powerful. FM123 Jul 2020 #1

Indeed... nycbos Jul 2020 #2

i can agree, but then I am not a believer but I still celebrate Christmas, Easter etc. demigoddess Jul 2020 #3

FM123

(10,053 posts)

1. Powerful.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 11:40 AM

Jul 2020

nycbos

(6,034 posts)

2. Indeed...

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 12:02 PM

Jul 2020

And since Hamilton is now streaming

"Hey neighbor your debts are paid because you don't pay for labor. We plant seeds in the south we create, yeah keep ranting we know who's really doing the planting."

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)

3. i can agree, but then I am not a believer but I still celebrate Christmas, Easter etc.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:20 PM

Jul 2020

because of the presents. celebrate the 4th because of the fireworks and picnics. or not at all, as you like.

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