Banneker Declaration Of Independence Analysis

Banneker alludes to the Declaration of Independence and the Bible in order to truly connect to Jefferson’s morals and humanity and by including these familiar documents, Jefferson can better understand the slaves’ suffering and strive for freedom. Banneker requests Jefferson to, “mind that time in which the arms and tyranny of the British crown were exerted with every powerful effort in order to reduce you to a state of servitude.” When the British government started controlling the Americans in a cruel and restricting manner and began to take away their freedom, the Americans fought back, won their independence, and regained their freedom. The Americans fought for their freedom, their spirits and inspiration driving them. Now, slaves desire …show more content…
Right now, all slaves want is freedom and they have been refrained from earning their freedom for most of their lives and now, they desire to earn back their freedom. Since Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he understands the true need to gain freedom and how awarding freedom is. Thomas Jefferson was able to convince America that freedom is a necessity in life and when a nation, country, or ruler denies their subjects their freedom, it is the subjects responsibility to fight back in order to gain back their freedom. Jefferson knows the desire and need to be free and has worked hard to acquire his freedom and his country’s freedom, so ideally, he should be one of the easiest people to convince that slavery is immoral and that slaves need to acquire their freedom back, but this isn’t an ideal world where slaves are easily able to gain equal treatment and freedom. During this time in America, every American citizen would do anything and say anything to make sure that slaves are not giving their freedom because they do not believe that slaves, who are just seen as property, have the ability to achieve any kind of freedom. Even Jefferson, who said that all men are created equal and believed that everyone needs to gain freedom, won’t allow slaves the chance to gain their freedom, which makes him a hypocrite. By Banneker stating, “present freedom and tranquility which you have mercifully received,” he makes Jefferson feel guilty about his current hypocritical nature. Americans mercifully acquired their freedom and tranquility, but now they refuse to acknowledge the freedom desired by slaves. Americans only believe that they have the ability to gain freedom, not their slaves who are just seen as property. By emphasizing how important freedom is, especially to someone who knows what it is like to be refrained from