Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July Speech

On July 5, 1852, Mr. Rochester's opposition party asked Frederick Douglas of the freed slaves to celebrate the independence of the United States. Douglas accepted this request and made a powerful speech to explain and demonstrate his true beliefs and emotions about the event. He believes that their decision to ask him as a spokesperson on that day is a ridicule of the continued standing of black Americans as his past and slaves. Nonetheless, Douglas skillfully used various methods to compose his speech, made the audience take him seriously, and made twice about slavery issues in the United States twice.

Frederic Douglas's "July 4th" speech was the most famous speech by Frederick Douglas, who claims discontinentists and citizenship. It collected 500 to 600 people. Douglas talked to slaves on July 4th and showed slaves that they have nothing to celebrate. They are not free, and independence celebrated elsewhere in the country does not apply to them. "When we ask now whether we are living in the age of enlightenment now, the answer is" No, but I am living in the age of enlightenment "(Kant). Enlightenment is a concept often discussed in modern society research. Because it makes society challenge society to accept criticism of social justice. However, due to the restrictions of the ruling party, there is a tension between the enlightenment goal and the actual enlightenment process.

The validity and superior structure of Frederick Douglas's speech on July 4 are obvious. His oral discussion was a powerful objection to that argument and his audience was forced to take account of the unmistakable mistakes in their country's policies and methods of slavery. Douglas also forced his audience to take his words seriously, build his trust, know his audience, and skillfully constituted and implement his speech. The final result of his efforts was a provocative speech at the time, and in the future it became a historical communication. Douglas successfully announced a speech demonstrating clearly and effectively the absurdity of American slavery, allowing viewers to think about their position and decide how to act in the future.