Frederick Douglass argued that slaves sang spirituals for all of the following reasons except______________?
Correct answer: D. To show that they were content in their workLiterary Classics
- A. To impress the horrors of slavery on listeners
- B. To ease their pain
- C. To pray for deliverance
- D. To show that they were content in their workLiterary Classics
Explanation
Douglass explains that enslaved people's songs expressed suffering and longing for deliverance, rather than proving that they were happy with their labour. Thus, contentment is the exception.
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