I shall never forget his first speech at the convention-the powerful impression it created .... I think I never hated slavery so intensely as at that moment....
...He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embarrassment....After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave.
-William Lloyd Garrison, from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the excerpt, why was Frederick Douglass significant to the abolitionist movement?
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Responses
He was elected as a state government official who challendged the system of slavery.
He was elected as a state government official who challendged the system of slavery.
He formed relationships with those who had different views on slavery from his own.
He formed relationships with those who had different views on slavery from his own.
He described his own personal experience under the system of slavery.
He described his own personal experience under the system of slavery.
He emphasized that an educational system was the main way to end slavery
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Based on the excerpt, the correct response is:
He described his own personal experience under the system of slavery.
This highlights Douglass's significance to the abolitionist movement, as his personal narrative and experiences provided a powerful and emotive argument against slavery, resonating strongly with the audience and helping to deepen their understanding and hatred of the institution.
