On July 4, 1852 the good people of Rochester, NY invited abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass to deliver the speech of the day. He spoke to the white audience of "YOUR independence…"
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To Lyndon Johnson and MLK, “patriotism was a practical task,” writes Jedediah Britton-Purdy. “To appreciate and preserve what is good, work to change what is bad, and remember that part of what is good in a country is that citizens can change.” https://t.co/usOkb78DV0
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