What did Frederick Douglass mean when he spoke the following words? "This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it, and forever wipe out the dark reproaches unsparingly hurled against us by our enemies."
- The military would teach African Americans valuable skills they could use for self-improvement.
- By fighting in the Union army, African Americans could prove themselves equal to white Americans.
- African Americans deserved an opportunity to gain retribution from slave owners.
- Volunteering in the military would encourage Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.