Audiobooks to consider listening to over the holiday may help to add historical context to commercialized chaos. At our affiliate link, we have a reading of the entire "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech by Frederick Douglass for only $2.29. To hear a rare compilation of memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present consider, "We Rise - Speeches by Inspirational Black Women." Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker. The speeches featured in this compilation: Mary McLeod Bethune: “What American Democracy Means to Me” (1939) Fannie Lou Hamer at the Democratic National Convention (1964)Shirley Chisholm: “The Black Woman in Contemporary America” (1974) Barbara Jordan: “Who Will Speak for the Common Good?” (1976) Rosa Parks at the Million Man March (1995) and more!
