On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day?”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass challenges his audience on the Fourth of July, questioning their sincerity in inviting him to speak given the reality of slavery.
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