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''The Hypocrisy of American Slavery'' is a speech by Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) – a former American slave and an abolitionist leader〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.online-literature.com/frederick_douglass/ )〕 – delivered on July 4, 1852 in Rochester, New York, during the Fourth of July celebrations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/douglass-hypo.asp )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/douglass.htm )〕 The speech is a contemptuous attack on the hypocrisy of the American nation, celebrating freedom and independence with public events, while still legally holding nearly four million humans as slaves nationwide.〔〔 The speech changed the way that Americans viewed and approached slavery and contributed greatly to the triumph of abolitionist movement in the USA, passing of 13th Amendment, and eventual ending of slavery in America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://frederickdouglass.wikispaces.com/Analysis+of++The+Hypocrisy+of+American+Slavery )〕 == Background == After buying his own freedom and returning from England in 1847, Frederick Douglass settled in Rochester, New York, where he was working vigorously as an abolitionist. He published several abolitionist newspapers such as ''The North Star'', managed an “underground railroad” that smuggled fugitive slaves to Canada, and worked to stop racial segregation in Rochester's public schools.〔〔 In 1852, the most prominent citizens of Rochester asked Douglass to give a speech as part of their Fourth of July celebrations. Douglass accepted their invitation and delivered a speech that was a condemnation of hypocrisy of a nation celebrating its freedom, while cultivating the institution of slavery at the same time.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Hypocrisy of American Slavery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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