Description
In his lifetime, Freddy Douglass gave an impressive amount of famous speeches. What follows is one of his most famous, recited by his very own descendants 170 years later. Pay close attention to what Douglass is arguing and answer the questions below:
1.Why exactly is Douglass so upset? Use actual quotes from the speech to support your response.
2. How does Douglass recommend we fix this problem? What should Americans do?
3. Notice the last sentence of Douglass’ speech, right before the Coda. Notice what his descendants have to say about the state of the country. Do you think Douglass would agree with them? Why?
