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Frederick Douglass: “I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary!”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary!
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context

From his famous "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech, Douglass declares his exclusion from the nation's celebration of independence.

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