The slaves felt betrayed and not treated with the freedom and respect with which everyone else was treated. Frederick Douglas, a former slave, was an abolitionist who held an anti-slavery meeting in Rochester, New York. Frederick said: “I say this with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included in the scope of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You can rejoice, I have to cry” (…..). While whites celebrated freedom in America, slaves still did not have freedom. Frederick felt that this was not fair or right. Fredrick also stated, “For the time being, it is right to assert the equal manhood of the Negro race. It is not surprising that while we are engaged in all sorts of undertakings common to other men, we are called to demonstrate that we are men” (……). Slaves were subjected to immense labor, but were still seen as less than human. Federico's speech opened the eyes of many people. A few decades later, after many anti-slavery protests, slavery finally ended, just as men and women gained their rights after years of