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What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
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Visitors are invited to begin their July 4th holiday in a thoughtful and reflective way at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. Michael Crutcher will present “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? ”at 11 a.m. on the front porch of Frederick Douglass’s home, Cedar Hill, on July 4. Following the speech, DC Strings Workshop will perform selections popular in Douglass’s era. Visitors are invited to have their photos taken with “Frederick Douglass,” and to a first-floor walk-through of the Douglass home which contains more objects belonging to Frederick Douglass than anywhere in America.