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James Earl Jones

Legendary American actor (1931–2024).

StorySep 10, 2024

RIP James Earl Jones: Watch Him Read Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”

StoryJul 04, 2018

“What to the American Slave Is Your 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech

StoryJul 04, 2017

“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech

StoryJul 04, 2016

“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech

StoryJul 03, 2015

“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech

StoryJul 04, 2014

“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech

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