Al-Muhajabah's Islamic BlogsThree blogs for the price of one!What to the slave is the 4th of July, by Frederick Douglass- July 5, 2007 Bumped up from last year and will be as long as the words still need to be spoken The following is a speech given by Frederick Douglass (pictured at left) on July 4, 1841. It's a reminder that what makes America great is the ideals of liberty and justice that we stand for, and that we must always work to make sure that America lives up to our ideals. There are times when America has not done so. Slavery will forever remain a dark blot on our record. When we see America doing wrong, we need to.http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/archives/veiled4allah/005799.php |