Frederick Douglass
In his introduction, Douglass brings up the principles the United States as a nation was built on; specifically the freedoms given to its citizens, and whether or not those freedoms extended to slaves or black Americans in general. Believing that celebrating this freedom when it is not extended to all American people to be hypocritical, Douglass condemns the celebration of the Fourth of July until people of all races are treated equally. He then denounces slavery as the most barbaric system in the world, accurately claims that these dark times would be looked back upon in disgust, and vows to do everything in his power to end slavery.
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