Frederick Douglass Testimony and History Paper 1.) Personal thoughts.
Insights, and/or criticisms of Douglass’ Narrative 2.) Slavery’s effect upon the African American family 3.) How Slavery corrupts everyone involved 4.) Douglass’ testimony refuting the antebellum view that “slaves are happy” What to the American slave is your Fourth of July? I answer, a day that reveals to him more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham…your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mock; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings…are to him mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy—a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.
