In a chilling video depicting images of American slaves side-by-side with violent footage from nationwide protests, Daveed Diggs channels the words of Frederick Douglass. "What to my people is the Fourth of July?" Diggs asks.
The video, inspired by Douglass' 1852 speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, sees the Hamilton star questioning where Black Americans and people of color fit into Fourth of July celebrations.
Diggs continues to bring attention to the sacrifices Black people have made for America, as a somber rendition of"The Star Spangled Banner"scores the juxtaposing collection of protest videos and Fourth of July imagery.
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