What Did Independence Day Mean to Southerners About to …
WEBJul 3, 2017 — In the cooling evening air, Charleston, South Carolina's notable citizens filed into Hibernian Hall on Meeting Street for the traditional banquet to close their Fourth of July festivities.
When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday
WEBJul 3, 2018 — After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
“What to the Slave is The Fourth of July?”: Annotated
WEBThe 4th of July is the first great fact in your nation’s history—the very ring-bolt in the chain of your yet undeveloped destiny. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance.
The Fourth of July Used to Be a Black Holiday - Black History
WEBAfrican Americans in the South had transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom. At the time, there were about four million African Americans in the country, and winning the Civil War meant that they were now newly emancipated citizens.
7 famous Fourth of Julys: How Independence Day has changed
WEBJul 3, 2015 — 1. July 4, 1777. (Image credit: Richard T. Nowitz via Getty Images) Philadelphia held one of the largest Independence Day festivities for the country's first Fourth. The Continental Congress...
"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass's ...
WEBFrederick Douglass escaped slavery and became a leading abolitionist in the Antebellum era. One of his most famous speeches was made to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society for Independence Day (Fourth of July) in 1852. Here, Douglass criticized the divide between the Founding ideas of liberty and the institution of slavery.
Independence Day | History, Meaning, & Date | Britannica
WEBAug 29, 2024 — The Fourth of July celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Declaration announced the political separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain.
Why Do We Celebrate July 4 With Fireworks? - HISTORY
WEBJul 3, 2019 — Adams’s hometown of Boston saw its own fireworks display that July 4th, as Colonel Thomas Crafts of the Sons of Liberty took the opportunity to set off fireworks and shells over Boston...
Independence Day - NPS Commemorations and Celebrations …
WEBAmericans celebrate July 4th as the official birthday of the United States of America, commemorating the vote in favor of independence by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. Wider announcements to the public followed two days later.
July 4th Events Across the South - Substance
WEBJun 13, 2023 — July 4th Events Across the South. There are many renowned events across the South where you can catch amazing fireworks, summertime fare, and fun each Independence Day. Seize the long weekend and road trip to one of these Southern towns for a rockin' July 4th party!