“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass-fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.” Evaluate the reasoning Douglass uses in the passage by determining whether the conclusion is valid or invalid.

How Frederick Douglass Challenged the Hypocrisy of Independence Day. “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is a constant victim.”

Explanation:

From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues. The Fourth of July 2020 is on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

the correct answer can either be a or b because it could be both but you should probally choose b