Here’s how each statement aligns with the views of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison:
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“The language ‘We the People’ includes all people.”
- Frederick Douglass: Douglass argued that the Constitution could be interpreted as inclusive of all people, including African Americans.
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“The Constitution was poisoned by slavery.”
- William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison believed that the Constitution was fundamentally compromised by its allowance of slavery and viewed it as a pro-slavery document.
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“The Constitution can be used to protect all people.”
- Frederick Douglass: Douglass maintained that the Constitution, when interpreted correctly, could serve as a tool for advocating freedom and rights for all individuals, including African Americans.
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“The word ‘slave’ is not mentioned in the Constitution for a reason.”
- William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison argued that the omission of the word "slave" was a deliberate attempt to obscure the reality of slavery and downplay its moral implications.
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“We should not remain in a union with slaveholders.”
- William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison advocated for the immediate dissolution of the union with slaveholding states, seeing it as morally unacceptable to remain tied to slaveholders.
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“We have a responsibility to enslaved people in the United States even if we are not slaveholders.”
- Frederick Douglass: Douglass believed in the moral responsibility of all individuals to advocate for the rights and freedom of enslaved people, regardless of personal status.
In summary:
- Douglass: 1, 3, 6
- Garrison: 2, 4, 5