Question

frederick douglass wrote an article addressed to african american men. use the passage from douglass’s article to answer the question below. you should therefore, simply as a matter of right and wrong, give your utmost aid to the north. in presence of such a contest there is no neutrality for any man. you are either for the government or against the government. . . . if you are sound in body and mind, there is nothing in your color to excuse you from enlisting in the service of the republic against its enemies. contest: fight neutrality: staying out of something sound: healthy in this article, what was douglass most likely encouraging african american men to do? start a new church in a southern state leave the united states join the union army protest the emancipation proclamation

Explanation:

The passage states that African American men should give their utmost aid to the North, and that their color is no excuse for not enlisting in the republic's service against its enemies. This directly points to joining the Union army as the action Douglass encouraged.

Answer:

join the Union army