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Difficulty: EasyAbolitionist Debates and Emigrationism

Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's editorial in *The North Star* (1848):

"We have grown up with this republic, and we see nothing in her character, or find nothing in our own, which should make us wish to leave her."

Which of the following ideological positions in the antebellum abolitionist debates is best represented by Douglass's statement?

  1. Integrationism, which asserted that African Americans should remain in the United States and fight for full citizenship rights.Answer
  2. B
    Emigrationism, which argued that African Americans could only achieve true self-determination by leaving the United States to settle elsewhere.
  3. C
    Colonizationism, which supported the relocation of free Black people to Liberia organized by the white-led American Colonization Society.
  4. D
    Accommodationism, which advised African Americans to accept social segregation temporarily in exchange for industrial education and economic security.

Answer

Integrationism, which asserted that African Americans should remain in the United States and fight for full citizenship rights.
The correct answer is integrationism. The excerpt illustrates the belief that African Americans should remain in the United States and claim their rights as citizens, rejecting proposals to leave the country.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the perspective in the quote.
The quote indicates that the author has grown up in the republic and has no desire to leave it.
This establishes that the author rejects leaving the United States.
2
Identify the primary antebellum ideological position that aligns with remaining in the U.S. to claim citizenship.
Integrationism is the position centered on securing equal rights within the U.S. rather than leaving.
This matches the desire to stay in the republic expressed in the text.

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