Question

which detail from the letter supports douglasss comparison of his contributions to tubmans? select the correct answer.

• \i am glad to know that the story of your eventful life has been written by a kind lady, and that the same is soon to be published. you ask for what you do not need when you call upon me for a word of commendation.\ (paragraph 1)
• \it is to me a great pleasure and a great privilege to bear testimony for your character and your works, and to say to those to whom you may come, that i regard you in every way truthful and trustworthy.\ (paragraph 3)
• \most that i have done and suffered in the service of our cause has been in public, and i have received much encouragement at every step of the way. you, on the other hand, have labored in a private way.\ (paragraph 2)
• \excepting john brown – of sacred memory – i know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have.\ (paragraph 3)

Explanation:

This option directly contrasts Douglass's public work and recognition with Tubman's private labor, which is a clear comparison of their respective contributions to the abolitionist cause. The other options focus on praise, endorsement, or Tubman's perils, not a direct comparison of their contributions.

Answer:

"Most that I have done and suffered in the service of our cause has been in public, and I have received much encouragement at every step of the way. You, on the other hand, have labored in a private way." (paragraph 2)