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Oliver King presents Frederick Douglass' "What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July"

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Highly noted and respected speaker Oliver King delivers Frederick Douglass' speech from July 5th, 1852.  Douglass escaped slavery in Maryland to become a leader of the abolitionist movement in the North.  Douglass, a firm believer in human rights, delivered this moving speech in front of the Rochester (New York) Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society asking, "What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?"   Moving and powerful, it is a presentation you don't want to miss.  

Click here to register to be a member of the remote audience for this timely presentation.

The program will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llzXg_mpJgA&feature=youtu.be

This program is made possible in part with funding from a Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grant, funded by the Sullivan County Legislature and administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

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