Answer:
Quoted from Frederick Douglass' memoir, it talks of how the very nature of slavery is in opposition to the ideals of the American nation.
Explanation:
Frederick Douglass in his memoir "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" wrote how he, being born of slavery, had to endure the life of being a slave. His memoir acts as a slave narrative during the slavery system, providing proof and history for everyone.
In this passag, Douglass talks of how the very system of slavery is in direct contrast to the ideals of America. America had been under the colonial system under the British and had fought and won the war gaining her independence. She had experienced what it is like to be under the authority of someone, being oppressed by other people. So, how can it still impose the slavery system on the blacks, and why it did not seem to think it is a discriminatory thing. He questions or rather brings forth the issues of "abuse", "barbarity" and "shameless" nature of the American nation in pretending it is alright to have slaves. He reinforces that out of all nations, "America reigns without a rival" in its "everyday practices" of "revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy".
Answer:
A)They urge readers to take definitive and far-reaching action
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