What is the 4th of July to a slave
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- Sydney Smith tells us that men seldom eulogize the wisdom and virtues of their fathers, but to excuse some folly or wickedness of their own. (Fredrick Douglass)
- Just follow the North Star
- AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IS HISTORY
- DON'T TAKE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
- Fredrick Douglass was a slave who had escaped to the North and earned enough money to buy his freedom. (She,459) Many escaped slaves were caught and brought back to the plantation for profit. Therefore, if he bought his freedom, he could not be returned.
- During the 19th Century, while there was a separation between free states and slave states, slave owners rationalized slavery as the will of God and believed they were not wrong. (Shi,462) White men wanted to believe they were the superior race, and when God was brought into the argument, many agreed.
- African Americans outwitted their captures due to crucial planning and abolitionists' help, creating the Underground Railroad. (She,460) While African Americans were oppressed and subjected to a horrific life as a slave, they persisted and fought for their freedom.
- https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/southeast-tallahassee/were-still-going-to-fight-tallahassee-leaders-call-for-african-american-history-to-be-taught-in-schools
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