Question

which best describes frederick douglass?
he was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
he was born into a slaveholding family and later became a quaker
he was one of the leaders of the second great awakening
he was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the liberator

Explanation:

• Option 1: Frederick Douglass was formerly enslaved and became a prominent orator and abolitionist, so this is correct.
• Option 2: Douglass was born into slavery, not a slaveholding family, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival, and Douglass was an abolitionist and orator, not a leader of that movement, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: The founder of "The Liberator" was William Lloyd Garrison, not Douglass, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker