Read this excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them; but prudence forbids;--not that it would injure me, but it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country. Which statement best describes Douglass's viewpoint? He is embarrassed to say that he was taught by young children. He believes he could be punished for reading to children. He thinks it is inappropriate to discuss how people learn to read. He wishes he could thank the young boys who taught him to read.

He wishes he could thank the young boys who taught him to read

Explanation:

From the excerpt above, Frederick Douglas is grateful for the opportunity he had in learning how to read from the young boys that taught him and he want to thank them for their efforts in teaching a slave how to read which was almost "unpardonable" at that time.

"I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them"

This shows that he is grateful and wishes to thank the young boys that taught him how to read

D) He wishes he could thank the young boys who taught him to read.

Explanation:

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answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.