Kenneth B Morris Jr

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• I’m sharing a new essay that has been more than twenty years in the making. As America marks its 250th anniversary, The Ringbolt to the Chain of Our Nation’s Destiny revisits Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July address through one overlooked image that transformed the way I understand his words and what they still ask of us today. I hope you’ll take a few moments to read it, and if it speaks to you, please hit the like button and share. #FrederickDouglass #America250 #FourthOfJuly #Declaration

  4 July 2026 · Kenneth B Morris Jr · $0 – $99 · 7K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• I’m sharing a new essay that has been more than twenty years in the making. As America marks its 250th anniversary, The Ringbolt to the Chain of Our Nation’s Destiny revisits Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July address through one overlooked image that transformed the way I understand his words and what they still ask of us today. I hope you’ll take a few moments to read it, and if it speaks to you, please hit the like button and share. Read the essay: https://open.substack.com/pub/kbmjr/p/the

  3 July 2026 · Kenneth B Morris Jr · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• In 2 days, I’ll publish a new essay exploring why Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July address may be more important on America’s 250th anniversary than at any time in our lifetime. I hope you’ll join me in reflecting on what his words still ask of us. Subscribe to my Substack newsletter below, and the essay will be delivered directly to your inbox on July 3. The subscription is free, and I’d be honored to have you join our growing community of readers. #FrederickDouglass #FourthOfJuly #Americ

  1 July 2026 · Kenneth B Morris Jr · $0 – $99 · 6K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Today, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson underscored that Frederick Douglass was not only one of America’s greatest abolitionists and orators, but also one of its most important constitutional voices. In her concurring opinion in the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship case, she turned to the words of my ancestor, Frederick Douglass, writing that his aim was to “show that nations should have memories.” She then built her argument on his warning that the greatest danger is not simply forgetting ou

  30 June 2026 · Kenneth B Morris Jr · $0 – $99 · 7K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• I took one for the team and watched the just under two-hour New York Times interview with Tucker Carlson so you don’t have to. His tired provocations were disturbing enough. But what troubled me even more was the older American evasion underlying his argument: dismiss race as a distraction, and the country once again avoids confronting the power structures that determine who suffers and who is protected. My latest essay on Substack. The New York Times #TuckerCarlson #FrederickDouglass #substac

  5 May 2026 · Kenneth B Morris Jr · $0 – $99 · 9K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library