Bartolome de Las Casas excerpt from History of the Indies shows how Indians were robbed of their rights and thrown into horrible conditions without any misery. Indians were not given the opportunities to declare themselves as an enemy or allies, they show the Spanish an inch of kindness, and were …show more content…
Fredrick shows appreciation for the justice, liberty and independence, but then show how white men are the only one that benefit from those rights. He does not point a finger towards an individual but anti slavery society. He claimed their celebration do not represent their freedom, but it glorifies the distance between blacks and whites Americans. He asked his listeners to continue the work of our founding father and work for the freedom that white men have achieved. Douglas states " There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven, that does not know that slavery is wrong for him.” Blacks are treated as they were animals, born without any natural rights. Blacks were denied of protection of life, liberty and property, which are key components of the celebration, which is supposed to be America’s independence day. Indians and Blacks experience the same suffrage, but blacks were not forced to give up their