In collaboration with Georgia State University’s Department of African-American Studies, the Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) will host Dr. Grace D. Gipson, who will present This Fourth of July is Yours, not Mine? Understanding Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”.

In the shadow of America’s most revered holiday, Independence Day (2020), Dr. Gipson will discuss the historical significance and contemporary relevance of Douglass' July 5, 1852 speech, commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Gipson will use Douglass' biting oratory as a lens to examine the ongoing structural underpinnings of systemic anti-black violence that continues to thwart freedom for Blacks in the United States.

Dr. Grace D. Gipson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Frederick Douglass Institute for African & African American Studies, University of Rochester.

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