In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass says, "Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence?" What does he mean by this?
Imagine that you were a freed slave who was asked to give a speech about the Fourth of July. Write a brief speech in which you would express your thoughts and feelings about Independence Day from that perspective. (100 words)