Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment.What problem is Douglass referring to in this excerpt?
Answer
A
the alarming rise in crime that was taking place
B
the difficulties of living in Virginia prior to the Civil War
C
the injustice and unreliability of the death penalty
D
the unfair treatment of Black people in the courts