Question

frederick douglass, \what the black man wants\
in april 1865, millions of enslaved americans were on the verge of being freed. white americans wondered what frederick douglass explained what he thought black people wanted.
frederick douglass
we may be asked, i say, why we want the right to vote. i say, why we want it. we want it because it is our right, first of all. we want it because we can, without insulting their own nature, be content with the deprivation of their rights. we want it, again, as a means of self - elevation of our race. men are so constituted that they derive their own estimate of themselves largely from the estimate formed of them by others. if nothing is expected of a people, that people will find it hard to contradict that expectation. by depriving us of suffrage, you imply our incapacity to form an intelligent judgment respecting public measures; you declare before the world that public opinion has no value with us, to put a low estimate upon ourselves, and to lead us to believe we have no possibilities like other men...
what i ask for the negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice. the american people have always been anxious to know what they shall do with us. i have had but one answer from the beginning. do nothing with us! your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. do nothing with us! if the apples will not, of their own strength, if they are worm - eaten at the core, if they are early ripe and disposed to fall, let them fall! if the negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. all i ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! let him alone! if you see him on his way to school, let him alone, - dont disturb him! if you see him going to the dinner - table at a hotel, let him go! if you see him going to the ballot - box, let him alone, - dont disturb him!
analyzing primary sources
cite specific evidence from the document to support your answer.

1. understand effects what effect does depriving black men of suffrage have on them?

Explanation:

The text states that depriving Black men of suffrage makes them feel devalued as it implies they are incapable of forming intelligent judgments and exercising public - related rights. It leads them to have a low self - estimate, believing they have no possibilities like other men.

Answer:

Depriving Black men of suffrage makes them feel devalued, have a low self - estimate, and believe they lack the same possibilities as other men because it implies their incapacity to form intelligent judgments and exercise public rights.