Question

wk 3 quiz eng 11b (30 minutes)
in his fourth of july speech, douglass says that \above your national, tumultuous joy, i hear the wail of millions.\ to what is he referring?

• the angry protest of african americans against slavery
• the extensive sufferings of enslaved african americans
• the anger of slaveholders opposed to slaves freedom
• the outrage of northerners opposed to slavery

Explanation:

Frederick Douglass's 1852 Fourth of July speech contrasts the nation's celebratory joy with the unacknowledged suffering of enslaved people. The phrase "wail of millions" directly refers to the profound, widespread hardships endured by enslaved African Americans, as they were excluded from the freedom and independence the holiday celebrated.

Answer:

the extensive sufferings of enslaved African Americans