Question

while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants, and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators, and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men... living in families as husbands, wives, and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the christians god, and looking hopefully for life and immortality beyond the grave, we are called upon to prove that we are men! -frederick douglass what is douglasss conclusion? african americans should not need to prove that they are people, but they are constantly forced to anyway. it is necessary to prove that african americans are people because so many others are unsure. african americans are as manly as white americans done

Explanation:

Douglass lists the various roles and activities African Americans engage in (reading, writing, having professions, family life, religious worship) which are typical of people. He then points out the absurdity of being "called upon to prove that we are men" despite these facts. This indicates that African Americans shouldn't have to prove their personhood but are still forced to do so. The second option goes against the text's tone (it's not about others being unsure as a reason to prove), and the third option is not the main conclusion (the text is more about personhood proof rather than manliness comparison).

Answer:

African Americans should not need to prove that they are people, but they are constantly forced to anyway.