Question

What ways is Douglass’s speech similar to a sermon a minister might deliver in a church.

Answer 1

Answer:

The speech of Douglass is similar to a sermon preached in a church because just as a minister speak a message of warning and rebuke, grace and hope, Douglass delivered his speech.

Explanation:

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society to speak something on the celebration of Fourth July (America's Independence Day).

Douglass, like a minister, began with the words of thanksgiving, thanking and appreciating the efforts of the Founding Fathers. Then, he began to speak what does the Fourth July mean to slaves. He began to rebuke the churches, who defended slavery by quoting scriptures from the Bible. He rebuked them for not standing for right cause.

The way Douglass outlined his speech is very much similar to a sermon's structure. A structure which brings out the message of hope and grace and warning and rebuke as well.