LAD #16 5th of July Speech

During Frederick Douglas' 5th of July speech he begins to talk about how slavery has been a wrongdoing of the white Americans for a long time. The utilization of the hierarchy in society with the labor class of blacks being the bottom, has been cause for pain and resentment towards the whites, from the blacks. Also Douglas states that the continuation of slavery in the United States would be a clear showing of the ignorance and lack of morals that some of the white population holds. The date of Frederick Douglas' speech was an important part of his speech in that he spoke to the fact that the 4th of July was supposed to be a celebration of American independence, yet for the black American's it was nearly impossible to celebrate because they are still lacking that freedom. This thought is then concluded in that the nation is unable to see their hypocrisy in keeping the blacks in slavery, and because of this the United States is, in Douglas' mind the most corrupt and cruel nation in all of the world.