What does Douglass imply with this question? He and his listeners are of one group. He and his listeners were once separate groups but are now one. The Declaration of Independence does not apply to everyone. Some were excluded from the Declaration of Independence in the past, but not presently.

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Eve Molina

3 September, 10:41

What does Douglass imply with this question? He and his listeners are of one group. He and his listeners were once separate groups but are now one. The Declaration of Independence does not apply to everyone. Some were excluded from the Declaration of Independence in the past, but not presently.

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Keyon Chung · Answer 1

Read this line from the "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? "Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration ofIndependence, extended to us?" What does Douglass imply with this question?

Answer:

Declaration of Independence in the past, but not presently.

Explanation:

From this sentence Frederick Douglas is implying that, even though the Americans have gained independence from the colonial masters, it is however, puzzling to note that there are still slaves in America, and it is a pretense belief that, Americans can be celebrating Independence, when some of her citizens (most especially colored) people are still in slavery.

Marquis · Answer 2

Douglass imply with this question that He and his listeners are of one group. Because "Some were excluded from the Declaration of Independence in the past, but not presently"

Explanation:

The Declaration of Independence made them to become one without any segregation amongst them.