You didn't put the question
Answer: Slavery blacks were not allowed to learn to read and write
Explanation: she was 116 she was very gutsy after all she had been through as a slave so so many years till Lincoln abolished slavery. when she finally learned to read if a white were to help a slave he or she was punished by the slave owner.
Because it gives them pride in what they are doing
Answer:
It's C. It indicates that Douglass believes he deserves freedom.
Rhetorical questions are often used in contexts like these. Almost always, they indicate something similar to this answer. So, yes, it's C.
