happy 4th of july..or not?

Learning about Fredrick Douglass' Independence Day speech was eye opening. He called for all people to rethink their independence and freedom. He used irony and facts to help people realize that there was no reason for celebrating that July 4. America was not a free country. People were still in bondage and being treated as animals. He challenged people to see the country through his eyes, the eyes of a slave. He told people that if they understood what was happening and still found a reason to celebrate, that they were nothing more than traitors.

And here we are today, slavery has been abolished, but are we really free? We still have citizens of the United States of America living in the bondage of poverty and so many other issues that keep them from living their lives to the fullest. So, are we at a point today to celebrate freedom?