... owning males. Where did this leave the rest of America, and how did they feel about it? Two authors that answer this question are Frederick Douglass in his speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her Declaration of Sentiments. First, the issue of ... the Declaration of Independence was all about. Who was a man, and what about those who weren't? Douglass addresses this issue in his speech. On page 1888 of The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Douglass states, "The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that Southern statut...

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... Prince 34] "Sublime faith in the great principles of justice and freedom, lay deep, the cornerstone of the national superstructure, which has risen and still rises in grandeur around you." [Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, 137] There are events in history that can be turned to as an example of natural rights being hindered by government ... the point of one's own self destruction was experienced by millions while many who where free sat by and watched. It is not believable that at that time as Fredrick Douglass states in his oration "What To the Slave Is The Fourth of J...

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... as a prototype of the variety in which he wrote, his manner of telling that story is more distinctively his own. Compared to the highly self-conscious rhetorical flourishes of Frederick Douglass's narrative, Brown's decidedly understated, restrained, almost expressionless, manner of recounting his life seems innocent. The introduction to Brown's Narrative, which is a letter from Edmond Quincy stresses how much the white ... ...

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... . Some of the freed slaves did not have a proper education but had an American dream, and fulfilled it. Some examples of these immigrants and slaves are Andrew Carnegie and Fredrick Douglass. Like Thomas Jefferson, I feel that our upbringing and education is an important factor in being able to achieve our goals. Without education, I would be unable to fulfill my goals. Thomas ... ...

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... , rather than living in a land where he is controlled, he wanted to live in a land where he had his own freedom, and if not, he would rather choose death. Frederick Douglass, in his book entitled My Bondage and My Freedom, views his position in life the same way. He replicates Henry's statement by saying, "I believe there was not one who would ... ...

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