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Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's July 4, 1852,

speech on the hypocrisy of American slavery. Douglass was

an abolitionist and a formerly enslaved person.

How do the words hideous, revolting, and false most affect

the tone and meaning of this passage?

Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the

professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems

equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past,

false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to

the future.

They suggest the speaker's belief that the future holds

hope.

They present a tone of solidarity with America's actions.

They show the speaker's disgust over slavery.

They show the speaker's admiration for America.

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58:14

Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's July 4, 1852,

speech on the hypocrisy of American slavery. Douglass was

an abolitionist and a formerly enslaved person.

How do the words hideous, revolting, and false most affect

the tone and meaning of this passage?

Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the

professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems

equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past,

false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to

the future.

They suggest the speaker's belief that the future holds

hope.

They present a tone of solidarity with America's actions.

They show the speaker's disgust over slavery.

They show the speaker's admiration for America.

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Jaycee · Answer 1

They show the speaker's disgust over slavery.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech, he mentions the words hideous, revolting and false to refer to America's attitude towards the slavery system. As a result, he expresses that America is hypocritical and does not acknowledge its mistakes from the past and the present. The reason is that they celebrate their independence and liberty while they still support slavery and black people are not free.