* What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July? *

Greetings and blessings! My fellow citizens and friends, “Our Unfortunate Democracy In Such A Time As This! Yes, we are about to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday of freedom and just look at us and where we are now. But American’s 250th anniversary has help drive demand higher, retelling the darker parts of America’s history, like slavery, which is sometime, rather often-time overlooked and unwelcomed. Earlier this year, Trump’s administration executives ordered and instructed National Park Service, Museums and practical every public facility to remove exhibits dealing with slavery. Even in our own house, the White House! In fact, exhausting every illegal effort to keep it from being taught. However, Frederick Douglass, born an enslaved person in Maryland, later escaped into freedom and emerged as one of the leading and powerful abolitionists [opposed and end slavery] voice in the 1800s. In June 1852, he was asked to deliver the Independence Day celebration address known as the 4th of July. Douglass stated that positive statements about perceived American values, such as liberty, citizenship, and freedom were an offense [slap in the face] to the enslaved population of the United States because they lacked those rights, [unfortunately, we still do]! Douglass says, “My fellow citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence. Are the great principles of political freedom and natural justice embodied in that Declaration of Independence extended to us? And am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us?”
The Declaration of Independence clearly states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” And a constitution that begin with large letters, “WE THE PEOPLE.” So then, if political leaders and American citizen cannot adhere to the declaration nor constitution, then, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on. Regretfully, our democracy [rights] has been shamefully destroyed by wanting to be kings, dictators and cowardly, hypocritical leaders that throw rocks and hide their hands. MLK, Jr said, “We must learn to live [love] together as brothers [and sisters] or we all perish [die] as fools.” And Jesus said, “Love Ye One Another As I Have Loved You…” (John 13:34)! Amen!