Read the following speech by Frederick Douglass titled “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”.
Frederick Douglass (The Hypocrisy of American Slavery)
1. What does Douglass mean by “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”?
2. What are his main arguments for this statement?
3. What effect might this speech have on our nation? Explain. How would views of it differ between a northerner and a southerner?
4. How might women of the Antebellum period respond to this speech?