What is the chief claim of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" African Americans deserve equal treatment and status in Am
erican society. Slavery is unconstitutional, and it should be abolished. Many African Americans are deserving of more respect. The tradition of slavery in America has harmed the African American population.
African Americans deserve equal treatment and status in American society.
Explanation:
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? is the title now given to the famous speech of Fredrick Douglass which was delivered in Corinthian hall, Rochester, New York. In the speech, Frederick Douglass focused on the American fight for independence and the principles of the Declaration of Independence which is based on freedom and equality for all. Based on this, Frederick Douglass asserts in his speech that the treatment and the institution of slavery in contrast to the principles of independence and as such urged Americans to fight for the freedom of slaves with the same zeal with which they fought for independence. He moved for equal treatment of African Americans.
