Question

Adapted from "what, to American slave, is Your Fourth of July?"-Frederick Douglass, July 5, 1852

What was the significance of this speech at the time it was delivered?
A-slaves were not yet freed from slavery
B-slaves did not have many legal rights
C-slaves were not yet considered property
D-slaves did not receive good work wages

Answer 1

The end of slavery started after Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation around 1862.When this speech was created, it was before slavery was abolished. According to this, I believe the answer is A, slaves where not freed yet.