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Since this past July 4th, I began to ponder the meaning of Frederick Douglass' 1852 Oratory"What To The Slave Is The 4th of July." Being that this 4th of July didn't leave me in a patriotic mood, just another day spent with friends, family and a good cookout.
Truth be told, it is difficult to maintain my patriotism when the rights of People of Color and women are infringed via election denial, gerrymandering, religious intolerance and repeal of bodily autonomy, the demonization of immigrants and migrants, the discarding of the elderly, mentally and physically disabled, coupled with the shunning of those in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender people.
Alabama and the entire South are in a deadly state of regression, most notably displayed in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas.
Why the mention of Douglass' 4th of July address? Douglass' theme was a comparison/contrast of America's celebration of independence from English rule while having engaged in the abhorrent, amoral practice that was slavery. In the 21st Century, Black Americans are come, to borrow from the title of Booker T. Washington's autobiographical classic,"Up from slavery," the insidious societal order that is White Supremacy still exists in every corner.
"One nation, under God, Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all" is a hollow, moot point when you as a person or color, a woman and the aforementioned marginalized people is forced to navigate through institutionalized racism, toxic Whiteness, police misconduct, rampant xenophobia and homophobia.
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