Douglass response

Douglass spends most of this excerpt convincing his audience that slavery is wrong and should be abolished. He is arguing that slaves should have the same rights as any other citizens, especially freedom. While most Americans were celebrating their independence, Douglass fought for the point that slaves, his own people, had nothing to celebrate. While most of his arguments seem like common knowledge, he is trying to make the public realize that if these truths are absolute, then slavery should be abolished without question.