In the speech “ What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” given by Frederick Douglass‚ he announces his goals for the future men and women of the United States. Douglass is a well known‚ powerful public speaker who was born into slavery then later escaped at the age of twenty one. On the day of his speech‚ he addresses an audience at the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society during a time where people of the United States visioned the total abolition of slavery as a profound cause. He speaks against
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What to the Slave is the 4th of July by Frederick Douglass “Without a struggle‚ there can be no progress.” Those were words from an African-American social reformer‚ abolitionist‚ orator‚ writer‚ and statesman. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery‚ but overcame that along with other obstacles to be the great man that we read and hear about today. What to the Slave is the 4th of July was a speech Douglass said in New York‚ explaining how the fourth of July was nothing to the slaves‚ as it was
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Frederick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” he compels his audience to make a stand against slavery. This newfound motivation to abolish slavery established within the audience members is derived from his strong use of rhetorical devices such as pathos‚ and tone. Although we cannot audibly hear his tone‚ Douglass’ tone is most clearly seen in his speech through his choice in diction. At first he is humble and patriotic which is precisely what his audience expects from him
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show slave owners the life of being a slave by using rhetorical strategies. In Douglass’ story “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July”‚ he was trying to give all slaves a voice. Obviously‚ this did not end slavery entirely but it did help the fight. What Douglass achieved in this story was giving a voice for slaves without physically protesting. Throughout the story‚ he told stories of his fellow slaves being burned alive and the torture. Telling these stories would definitely give slave owners
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Watch the videos of Max McLean reading the Declaration of Independence and the descendants of Frederick Douglass reading "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" gave me mixed feelings‚ but mainly made me proud and hopeful about our country. These two pieces offer different perspectives on our national identity and the meaning of Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence is all about freedom and equality. It says that everyone has the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness
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The Meaning of Fourth of July for the Negro by Fredrick Douglass is one of Douglass’s most famous speeches. In his speech‚ Douglass speaks about what Fourth of July is like for an African American‚ and argues points that are still relevant today on why African Americans are equal to the white man. Douglass’s Fourth of July speech is starts out by paying tribute to what the founding fathers did for this country and what Independence Day means to the African American population. His speech then develops
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Douglass‚ Frederick a man that taught himself to read and write‚ in his speech in 1852 “What to The American Slave is Your 4th of July” has given us a clear picture of the reality of inhuman cruelty that is slavery. That Douglass was triggered by it when the white man had the audacity to ask Douglas the opportunity to speak in stage about the united state’s independence‚ or how douglass see it‚ Their independence day. Douglass begins building his speech with personal facts and a clear horrific image
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The speech by Frederick Douglass tittle “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”? Mr. Douglass addresses that from a slave point of view‚ and even to the freed African American‚ the 4th of July is a joke. Douglas uses a number rhetorical strategies to pass on his sentiments about the problem. As he continues with he’s speech‚ he changes gears on the way he addresses the audience. Mr. Douglass to his advantage uses the articulations "you" and "me"‚ "us" and "them"‚ to extend how this event is a two-sided
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In the essay‚ Fourth of July‚ Audre Lorde conveys her intense feelings of hatred towards white supremacy by narrating her first racist experience. In the summer of 1947‚ Lorde and her family leave their hometown of New York City to visit Washington D.C. as a graduation gift to Lorde and her older sister‚ Phyllis. Lorde’s Caribbean parents did their best to shield their offsprings from American racism; however‚ their efforts fail when they inevitably face the horrid reality when asked to leave a “white
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Rhetorical Analysis of Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglas in his speech‚ “What to the Slaves‚ Is the Fourth of July?”‚ eloquently establishes the hypocrisies prevalent in American society during the 1800’s. He was asked to give a speech at an anti-slavery meeting during a Fourth of July celebration‚ and he took that opportunity to demoralize the institution of slavery. He deemed it hypocritical for the anti-slavery constituents to ask him to deliver such a speech. Considering he
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