FW X.3

What does Douglass think about the break enslaved people get from Christmas Day through New Years Day?

• He thinks that it is the one happy time he experienced during enslavement

• He thinks that it is only observed by the enslavers so that they are not punished by God

• He thinks that it is a tool enslavers used to stop the enslaved people from insurrection

• He thinks that it is something that enslaved people need to be more grateful for.

According to Douglass, which do the enslavers prefer enslaved people to do during this break?

• To be industrious by hunting and creating things

• To play sports, get drunk, and dance

According to Douglass, which is worse?

• A religious enslaver

• An nonreligious enslaver

Why is a religious enslaver worse?

• They force the enslaved to attend church against their will people

• They don't allow for the Christmas break

• They teach the enslaved people how to read the Bible

• They use religion to justify their brutality toward enslaved people

What is the primary purpose of Douglass's Sabbath school?

• To teach other enslaved people how to read

• To teach other enslaved people the Bible

• To teach other enslaved people how to do simple mathematics

• To teach other enslaved people about their West African heritage