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Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York.

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Frederick Douglass

American abolitionist (1818–1895)

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
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Rochester, New York

City in New York, United States

Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in New York with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census, while the Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York has an estimated 1.06 million…
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July 5

Day of the year

July 5 is the 186th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 179 days remain until the end of the year.
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