Based on this excerpt, what issue on slavery does Douglass feel there is no need to defend?
A the work of the abolitionists
B the rights of the slaveholder
C the return of fugitive slaves
D the humanity of the slave
Based on this excerpt, what issue on slavery does Douglass feel there is no need to defend?
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The correct answer is D the humanity of the slave.
In his writings, Frederick Douglass often emphasized that there was no need to defend the humanity of enslaved people, as it was an inherent truth. He believed that the existence and experience of slavery itself was evidence enough of the injustice done to them, making the argument for their humanity unnecessary. Douglass sought to elevate the conversation beyond their humanity to the moral and ethical implications of slavery itself.