Question

in his fourth of july speech, why does douglass say to his audience that \the fourth of july is yours, not mine\?
he believes that, too often, african americans such as himself are excluded from celebrations of public holidays.
he believes that enslaved persons should not celebrate the fourth until they have earned their freedom.
he and others like him do not believe in some of the key values represented by the holiday.
he argues that the liberty celebrated by the holiday has been denied to african americans such as himself.

Explanation:

Frederick Douglass's 1852 Fourth of July speech centers on the hypocrisy of celebrating American liberty while enslaved African Americans were denied that very liberty. His line emphasizes that the holiday's core value of freedom was not accessible to him and other Black people, making the celebration not his own.

Answer:

He argues that the liberty celebrated by the holiday has been denied to African Americans such as himself.