Question

Which best describes Frederick Douglass?

A) He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
B) He was born into a family of enslavers and later became a Quaker.
C) He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
D) He was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
Is it D or A? Or is it B?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery but escaped to freedom. He became a prominent abolitionist, writer, and speaker, advocating for the rights of African Americans and the abolition of slavery. He published several autobiographies, including "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," which became influential in the abolitionist movement.