Dul-Sayin’ – What July 4th Means to Black Folks | The Daily Show

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Published on July 4, 2021

When Black Americans were freed in the southern states and began celebrating the Fourth of July, confederate mobs responded in hostility and banned most of their celebrations. Dulce Sloan unpacks the complicated relationship Black Americans have with Independence Day. #DailyShow #DulceSloan #July4th

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  • Jeradiah Williams 3 years ago

    Happy belated birthday Ms. Lady!! The 4th of July wasn’t meant for us black people!! We weren’t free on that day.

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  • Fauler Perfektionist 3 years ago

    Time was, I was utterly convinced that the American Colonies _had_ to sever our ties with the British Empire like we did in the Revolutionary War in order to end our dependence on slavery like we did in the Civil War.
    But since then, I have discovered that the British Empire made it officially illegal to practice slavery in 1807 and the practice continued in Britain’s extended colonies until 1838. This suggests quite strongly to me that if we had remained part of the British Empire, we might well have ended our dependence on slavery more than a generation _sooner_ than we did. We might well have freed our fellow human beings more than a _generation sooner._

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  • Tiffany Anderson 3 years ago

    Happy Birthday, Dulce!!

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  • HeRo_98 3 years ago

    Her cloth must be made of reinforced concrete in order to keep all that fat in place.

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  • Eric Blake 3 years ago

    Happy birthday beautiful

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  • benedictify 3 years ago

    Celebrate the birth of the country that has always rejected you, and built its economy on the sweat, blood and lives of your ancestors

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  • Joshua Lovelace 3 years ago

    Before the invention of the cotton gin, the crop was unprofitable. At the time of nations formation, the founding fathers simply thought slavery would die out rather quickly.

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  • idleEverything 3 years ago

    Is it really? Happy birthday!

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  • Cheryl K. Murphy 3 years ago

    Happy InepenDulce!!!

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  • H R 3 years ago

    Happy Birthday Dulce!!! Dope history lesson!!!

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