I can’t figure out which act/scene this is. If you let me know, I’ll answer in the comments
Answer:
Honesty was the best policy.
Explanation:
I did this last week in school. I hope I helped.
Answer:
Essentially, Douglass uses the Fourth of July, when Americans celebrate their independence and their freedoms, to illustrate what he says is the "immeasurable distance" between enslaved people and the rest of Americans. He juxtaposes the ideals of America, celebrated on the Fourth, with the reality of slavery. He must have felt relieved and glorious about it.