Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday ^41.9%

Truthout - By George Yancy - 7/2/2026, 7:31 PM

Negativity Bias 20.5% - Indoctrination 14.1% - Appeal to Emotion 13.5%

Narratives of American “greatness” abound surrounding July 4, but by whom and for whom are they created? As we observe the U.S.’s 250^th birthday, I am reminded of the words of James Baldwin, who <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463610/no-name-in-the-street-by-baldwin-james/9780241711187">wrote</a> that, in the true... more