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When Frederick Douglass gave a speech and why?

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Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester's Corinthian Hall. It was biting oratory, in which the speaker told his audience, "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.

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On July 5, 1852, Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester's Corinthian Hall. he urges his listeners to continue the work of those great revolutionaries who brought freedom and democracy to this land.
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