What, to the Immigrant, Is Your Fourth of July?

The Marshall Project examines what Independence Day means to immigrants, drawing inspiration from Frederick Douglass's landmark eighteen fifty-two speech. As America marks its two hundred fiftieth anniversary, a new generation of residents reflects on what freedom and belonging mean in practice—answering a question that's been asked for centuries.

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