It was July 5th, 1852 and festival organizers asked Frederick Douglass to speak at their Independence Day festivities. Oh, did he.

Nearly thirteen years before the end of the Civil War, and slavery in the United States, Douglass let the nation have it.

Thought this might be a timely share, given the rebound in suppression of rights & equality in today's political climate. Hear actor Ossie Davis' oral interpretation, recorded in 1976, the year of our nation's bicentennial.