“What the Black Man Wants” is a speech that was conducted by Fredrick Douglas during the post Civil War era. By this time Mr. Douglass has become a very influential spokesperson for African American rights. Within this speech Douglass attempts to identify some of the key issues that concern the black community in the aftermath of slavery. These issues consist of anything from equal rights to women’s rights or education. One of Mr. Douglass’ first statements made in his speech is that he is for the “enfranchisement of the black man in every State if the Union”. Without this Douglass feels that a black mans liberty will be a mockery. But one excellent point that Fredrick Douglass makes is that no matter how much we try to make the liberty of a black man equal to a white man, the black man will still be a slave to society.

The topic of Douglass’ speech is that he feels that African American women and men should have the right to vote. A vote is something many have died for and a vote is something that will make the voice of African Americans loud and clear. This is what makes Mr. Douglass so strong towards giving Blacks the

The Duty to send our children to school

Lastly, the people of movement gave a list of duties that every black person in America should abide by in order to make it through the struggle and when the battle for equality. Those duties consist of

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