Question

Fredrick Douglass “Men are so constituted that they derive their conviction of their own possibilities largely from the estimate
formed of them by others." Do you agree with his point of view? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

I agree with this statement because it reflects how the blacks were denied voting rights and a mindset was created to undermine their potential.

Explanation:

The above-mentioned sentence is taken from Douglass' speech to the Anti-Slavery Society of Massachusetts in April 1865, popularly titled by the name "What the Balck Man Wants". By depriving the blacks of the right to vote, American society affirms their inadequacy to shape an intelligent opinion that honors. In this way an image before the world was created that Black people are incompetent to pursue elective franchises, and thus lead them to undervalue their selves and to make them feel that they have no capabilities like other people.