Nation Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester, New York, on anniversary of famous speech July 6, 2020July 6, 2020Associated Press, USA TODAYComments Off on Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester, New York, on anniversary of famous speech Frederick Douglass, who lived in Rochester after fleeing slavery, delivered his famous "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" on July 5, 1852.