The idea of ​​Americanism as seen by Frederick Douglass comes in two variations. The first are the Americans whose fathers fought for the inalienable rights given to every man, Americans who love freedom, welcome refugees from all over the world with open arms, the purest Christians who follow the word of God. The second type of American, the most sincere in Douglass' eyes, is the American who sits idly on the achievements of these same fathers who fought tooth and nail against the English for freedom. When the opportunity arises to create massive change and liberation from slavery and women's rights, to uphold these inalienable rights that are supposed to extend to every man, the argument falls on deaf ears. The freedoms that Americans so cheerfully claim are nothing more than a farce, hiding behind Christianity and following the wave of change their fathers fought hard for such freedoms. Frederick Douglass criticizes what it means to be an American and argues that the freedoms promised within the Constitution should be extended beyond wealthy oppressors; the freedom to be one's own should be extended to all citizens of the United States. The time to make a change is now, while America is still young and developing. In order for Americanism to reflect the ideology in which many of its citizens blindly see it, Frederick argues that the government and its citizens must stop hiding behind their inconsistent politics, false Christianity, and not retreat to the site of change to be able to bring truth to the words that their founders fought so hard to put on paper guaranteeing equal freedoms to all citizens. Both slaves and women in the United States felt the vast inconsistencies that plagued the… medium of paper. ....inducing the general public to consider their peers as inferior to what they truly are, their equals. The institution of slavery has blinded the clergy and churches of America, forcing them to stand by and watch as an injustice is inflicted on the people of God, a God shared by all men. Christianity has become a tool in which the separation between those who receive freedom and those who do not becomes clearer. As Douglass says: “The very moment they thank God for the enjoyment of civil and religious liberty […] they are entirely silent with respect to a law which deprives religion of its chief meaning and renders it utterly useless to a lying world.” . in wickedness." Christianity has become a tool of oppression for the elite; they used to deny inalienable rights to their fellow men, the same rights for which their own fathers had fought so valiantly during the founding of America.