1) Frederick Douglass utilized classical rhetorical techniques in his speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" similar to ancient Greek sophists. He took a clear stance against slavery, framed it as a moral issue, and sought to persuade the audience of his position. 2) Douglass appealed to the audience emotionally with a story depicting the internal slave trade and his own experiences. He also logically blamed the inconsistency of celebrating independence while allowing slavery. 3) However, the constraints of the time, including fears of civil war, prevented Douglass from achieving his goal of immediate change, though his speech employed sophisticated rhetorical strategies from antiquity.