A holiday is a society choosing what to remember together. But whose memory does it hold? Use Douglass’s 1852 challenge as your case, read the clues, and crack all four locks.
Historians call some holidays “contested” — their meaning is argued over, not fixed. Using Douglass’s July 5 address as a case study, analyze how a holiday can hold competing meanings. Support every answer with the evidence.
Tap each clue to read it. (You can reopen them anytime.)
Solve each lock using the clues above.
You examined a holiday as contested public memory and held two truths — celebration and critique — side by side, grounded in evidence.