Question

WILL GIVE BRIANLIST TO BEST ANSWER (Frederick Douglass)

Which detail MUST be included in a summary of the speech?
A)he speaker asks the audience if he should show "gratitude for the blessings" of independence.
B)The speaker calls the Fourth of July holiday a "glorious anniversary."
C)The speaker states that he is not included in the "rich inheritance of justice."
D)The speaker wonders if he needs to argue against a "bloody system."

Answer 1

Douglass states that the main topic of his speech is slavery in America. He criticizes the nation for not following their true original founding principles. He urges the audience to fulfill what the country advocated by their founding fathers. He further condones the nation for their cruel hypocrisy.

"The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me."

the answer would be C