USCIS 100:99 July 4th, Slavery, and Fredrick Douglass
Happy African-American History Month!\xa0 Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History.\xa0 Today we will talk about USCIS 100:99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*.
\nWe will first read about Q99 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will discuss\xa0the Declaration of Independence, the Compromise of 1850, and abolitionist Fredrick Douglass.\xa0 Then we will listen to a short reading from Fredrick Douglass speech: \u201cThe Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.\u201d\xa0 Note that Negro was a common term for Black or African-Americans, but it is not often used today.\xa0 Let's get started.