Question

15. Read this paragraph from the speech.

This, for the purpose of this celebration,
is the 4th of July. It is the birthday of your
National Independence, and of your political
freedom. This, to you, is what the Passover
was to the emancipated people of God. It
carries your minds back to the day, and to
the act of your great deliverance; and to the
signs, and to the wonders, associated with
that act, and that day....
In this paragraph, Douglass alludes to the
Bible in order to__________.

Answer 1

Douglass alludes to the Bible to emphasize the importance of the 4th of July as the birth of national independence and political freedom for the American people.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this paragraph, Douglass alludes to the Bible in order to emphasize the significance and importance of the 4th of July for the American people. He compares the celebration of Independence Day to the Passover, a religious event in the Bible that marked the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. By making this allusion, Douglass highlights the idea that the 4th of July represents the birth of national independence and political freedom for the American people, just as the Passover represented liberation for the Israelites.