Brandon Mosely our host of the B. Real podcast, will take a look at the history of the 4th of July and why African Americans as a collective started to embrace Juneteenth. This episode will take a hard look at the Declaration of Independence and its famous author, Thomas Jefferson. We will take a deep dive into his ideas of liberty and his personal life. This episode is an attempt to inform the listeners of the history of our founding document, and what African American leaders thought of it and the 4th. So grab some BBQ and some tea because we are about to watch some fireworks.

Show Notes/Outline
Intro: Host introduction
1st segment:Declaration of Independence history and context of the document
2nd segment: Missing passage about slavery
3rd segment:Thomas Jefferson person like and sins
4th segment: Fredrick Douglas and his 4th of July speech
B Inspiration: 2020
Closing remarks  

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