By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Samuel J. Miller Frederick Douglass had been asked to address the people of Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852. Notwithstanding any hopes his listeners may have had on that 76th annual celebration of the Declaration of Independence's signing, Douglass utilized the event to inform everyone about the country's ongoing […]
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