The Hypocrisy of American Slavery: The Audience (Sentences 12-27) Summary

The Exclusive Club Douglass Isn't In

  • Douglass says the Fourth of July is a holiday for people who are able to enjoy the benefits of freedom.
  • In short, that's not him.
  • He wonders if the organizers were trying to be funny by asking him to speak.
  • He tells the audience that they might be celebrating, but they're celebrating while others are in the agonies of slavery, and that's not cool.
  • So, he's going to use this platform to talk about exactly why it's not cool.