A passage often have a particular message it is passing. Ideas expressed by Douglass in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as supporting the war was no longer just about preserving the union of the states.
At the beginning, the Civil War between North and South was fought by the North to hinder the power of the Southern states and preserve the Union.
He had the idea that the war was no longer just about preserving the Union but it is about making sure that slaves are free.
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"Whether you are or are not, entitled to all the rights of citizenship in this country has long been a matter of dispute to your prejudice. By enlisting in the service of your country at this trial hour, and upholding the National Flag, you stop the mouths of [cynics] and win applause even from the iron lips of ingratitude. Enlist and you make this your country in common with all other men born in the country or out of it. . . .
He who fights the battles of America may claim America as his country—and have that claim respected. Thus in defending your country now against rebels and traitors you are defending your own liberty, honor, manhood and self-respect. . . .
. . . [H]istory shall record the names of heroes and martyrs who bravely answered the call of patriotism and Liberty—against traitors, thieves and assassins—let it not be said that in the long list of glory, composed of men of all nations—there appears the name of no colored man."
Frederick Douglass, excerpt from an editorial, April 1863
Ideas expressed by Douglass in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as supporting which of the following arguments?
A
The war would make African Americans feel free.
B
The war was the product of years of injustice against African Americans.
C
The war would take enormous sacrifice of military combat to achieve victory.
D
The war was no longer just about preserving the union of the states.
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