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Read the following excerpt from Frederick Douglass's speech, 'What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?' (1852):

'What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless...'

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes Douglass's central argument about the Fourth of July?

  1. The celebration of American freedom highlights the deep hypocrisy of a nation that keeps millions of people enslaved.Cevap
  2. B
    The holiday demonstrates why all Black abolitionists favored emigration to West Africa rather than seeking citizenship in the United States.
  3. C
    The celebration shows that enslaved people relied solely on white-led political institutions and did not exercise their own agency.
  4. D
    The speech suggests that Black community institutions, such as churches, should remain purely spiritual and avoid political activism.

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The celebration of American freedom highlights the deep hypocrisy of a nation that keeps millions of people enslaved.
The correct option is correct because Douglass's speech directly addresses the contradiction between the United States' celebrated values of liberty and independence and the reality of chattel slavery, calling the celebration a 'sham' that reveals the nation's deep hypocrisy.

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1
Analyze the speaker's language and tone regarding the Fourth of July celebration in the text.
Douglass describes the celebration as a 'sham,' 'unholy license,' and 'empty and heartless' from the perspective of an enslaved person.
To identify how the author views the national holiday.
2
Identify the primary contrast established in the excerpt.
Douglass contrasts the 'boasted liberty' and celebration of independence with the 'gross injustice and cruelty' of ongoing enslavement.
To determine the central theme of the critique.
3
Match this contrast to the correct interpretive statement among the options.
The statement about the celebration highlighting the hypocrisy of American liberty while maintaining slavery matches the contrast identified.
To select the option that accurately captures Douglass's core argument.

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