Reading: Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom excerpt; John Rock spe

 
Reading: Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom excerpt; John Rock speech; Frederick Douglass speech.
Response Question: What did freedom and equality mean for African Americans prior to and during the Civil War? 
Reading 1(Douglass): https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/45/my-bondage-and-my-freedom/1469/chapter-15-covey-the-negro-breaker/
Reading 2(Douglass): https://edsitement.neh.gov/student-activities/frederick-douglasss-what-slave-fourth-july
Reading 3(Rock): https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1858-john-s-rock-i-will-sink-or-swim-my-race/
Post your response here and in at least 300 words.