How does the speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” relate to life in the United States during Douglass’s time?

Frederick Douglass uses the Fourth of July to show the contrast between the nation’s promises of liberty and the enslavement and inequality experienced by Black Americans. He argues that freedom and equality should apply to all people, not just some. Therefore, the speech addresses the need for equality for all people.

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