Why does Douglass describe the songs that the slaves sing, and how they sing them, so carefully? To demonstrate how well he reca
lls his days in slavery To criticize the use of music to keep the slaves submissive To show how slaves use the songs to communicate in code To correct the misconception that slaves sing because they are happy
Frederick Douglass, describes the songs that the slaves sing, and how they sing, very carefully. He does it To correct the misconception that slaves sing because they are happy. Douglass says that slaves sang these songs when leaving home. He says that most of them didn't understand the words they were singing but were full of meaning for them. These tones were long and deep, and loud, and it was a testimony against slavery and a prayer to God to save them from chains. When he recalls these songs he finds himself in tears. "Every tone was a testimony against slavery, and a prayer to God for deliverance from chains."
