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Frederick Douglass statue in New York vandalized on anniversary weekend of ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July’ speech

Gary Craig and Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comments Off on Frederick Douglass statue in New York vandalized on anniversary weekend of ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July’ speech

On the same weekend in which Frederick Douglass years ago delivered one of his most historic speeches, a statue of Douglass was toppled from its base.

       
Gary Craig and Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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