On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We celebrate this day, too, for the very good reason that we have no other to celebrate.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We celebrate this day, too, for the very good reason that we have no other to celebrate.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains why August 1st, the anniversary of West Indian emancipation, is celebrated by Black Americans in the absence of a clear American equivalent.
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