The Fourth of July

What does Fredrick Douglas think of the 4th of July?

Fredrick Douglas was asked to speak to the people on the 4th of July, he makes the comment in his speech that it is a mockery. He goes on to talk about how to the slaves the 4th of July is a scam, it's false and hollow. He talks about how the white people celebrate their liberty and freedom, while the slaves must suffer and work. How there work becomes almost unbarable, because they must endure the happiness of those who are free as they celebrate their hypocritical and false holiday. Throughout his speech he says that he is not there to argue against slavery though the majority of his speech was talking about how unreasonable it is to even think that slavery could be just. He goes on to say that in this hour the US, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.
Kind of a slap in the face to all the americans out there that day celebrating the apparent greatness of their country, but I feel that it was a neccassary wake up call to those out there who are that messed up in the head that they can't see the obviouse barbarity and hypocrisy in slavery.