American Dignity on the Fourth of July

Reading Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address from 1852 may ease the despair caused by listening to the President.

By David Remnick

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/american-dignity-on-the-fourth-of-july?mbid=nl__daily&CNDID=14244234&mbid=nl_170701_daily&CNDID=14244234&spMailingID=11383573&spUserID=MTMzMTc5NTk4NDA0S0&spJobID=1200069440&spReportId=MTIwMDA2OTQ0MAS2

“I am very proud now that we have a museum on the National Mall where people can learn about Reverend King, so many other things, Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice."  Donald J. Trump

The mind reels.