Program Information

Series: BackStory with the American History Guys
Program: Frederick Douglass
Duration: 00:09:33
Year Produced: 2009
Description:

Historian David Blight narrates a reenactment of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro,” widely known as one of the greatest Abolitionist speeches ever. In it, Douglass highlights the hypocrisy of celebrating liberty in a nation that allows slavery.

BackStory is a public radio program that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us today. On each show, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths.

For more information visit: http://www.backstoryradio.org/

Virginia Standards

5th Grade SOLs » History-Social Science » USI.9
6th Grade SOLs » History-Social Science » USII.3
11th Grade SOLs » History-Social Science » VUS.7