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dannnaa
07.10.2020 • 
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This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge. I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them; but prudence forbids; not that it would injure me, but it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country. —Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass What can you infer about the street children based on the passage? The children could be looked down upon as adults for helping Douglass. The children will stop helping others learn to read as a result. The children will be embarrassed by teaching Douglass.

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