Re: [CTRL] What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

2001-07-05 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass, 5 July 1852 In 1852 only Negroes were slaves. We have made progress. Now we all are slaves. flw A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational

Re: [CTRL] What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

2001-07-05 Thread Bill Howard
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 7/5/01 10:24:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In 1852 only Negroes were slaves. We have made progress. Now we all are slaves. flw There is a difference. They were slaves in the physical sense. Today, everybody is an economic slave. Who can afford to

[CTRL] What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

2001-07-04 Thread radman
-Caveat Lector- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass, 5 July 1852 Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political