It is July 5, 1852. The fireworks are over. In Rochester, New York, a famous speaker steps forward with a hard question about freedom. Read the clues, then crack all four locks — using only what the clues actually prove.
The Fourth of July celebrates American freedom. But in 1852, millions of people were still enslaved and not free. On July 5, Frederick Douglass gave a famous speech asking people to think about that. Open each clue, then solve the locks — a careful thinker only claims what the clues show.
Tap each clue to read it. (You can reopen them anytime.)
Solve each lock using the clues above.
You pieced together Douglass’s July 5 message using only what the clues proved. That is exactly how careful thinkers study history.