Frederick Douglass speech - "What to the Slave is the 4th of July"

Frederick Douglass is one of the most prominent and recognizable abolitionists and writers of the 19th century. Prior to becoming a noted African-American social reformer, he was a slave who taught himself to read. His famous and powerful 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" is reproduced on this antiqued parchment document, which also features his portrait.