Two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali is reciting part of Frederick Douglass’ famous “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in a new clip from Netflix’s “Amend: The Fight For America”.
The documentary series takes a look at the history and legacy of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which established equal protection for all people under the law following the Civil War.
Hosted by Will Smith, the six-part series combines traditional interviews and archival footage along with excerpts like the one featuring Ali, with performers reciting speeches and writings of the 14th Amendment’s detractors and supporters.
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