4. Why was reading
so
important to Frederick Douglass as an abolitionist?

Douglass had no way to take action against slavery as his reading showed him the utter lack of power slaves had against their masters.

Explanation:

well first we can compare on what the slave masters ate and what the slaves ate well the masters ate fancy great food like chicken rice mash potatose and stuff like that and slaves ate well food that your not suppost to eat like the weird parts of turkey and chicken and slaves master chilled beat and eat and slaves work get beat and get little of sleep there you go