Which of the following sentences best describes douglass’s opinion about slavery?
slavery degrades the slaveholder by killing his or her conscience.
slavery prevents slave children from reaching their potential.
slavery is degrading to both the slaveholder and the enslaved.
slavery makes even the kindest people cruel and heartless.

Slavery is degrading to both the slaveholder and the enslaved. Both slaveholder and slave are affected by the system.  Slaveholders become ruthless and treat their slaves cruelly to compel them to obey.  Slaves are robbed by opportunities and are devoid of hope due to the everyday plight that they have to endure.

autobiography of an ex-colored man is told from the first-person point of view of an unnamed male narrator. he starts his tale by stating that he is going to reveal the great secret of his life. he first takes the reader to his childhood in georgia where he was raised by a single mother. he was dissapointed in his own color.