On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence?”
Editor's note · Context
From his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech, Douglass challenges the audience to consider the relevance of national independence to enslaved people.
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