“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”- Nelson Mandela. The definition and laws of freedom have changed over the many year’s arguments and wars have broken out over it. But there has and always been a selection of voices that stand out and change our perception of freedom and its values for the better of everyone on this earth or sometimes for the worst. The two voices that I have chosen are Angelina Grimke and Fredrick Douglas. Before we begin, let me give you a little background on these voices. Angelina Grimke Weld, was born in 1805 in the Victorian era in South Carolina to a well off family that were part of the cotton industry, her
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Later in his life he taught himself how to read and write in secret helped with the Underground Railroad and so many other things. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and many others. Douglass has been named one of the 100 Greatest African Americans, was honored with a stamp in the "Prominent Americans" series by the United States Postal Service, was given the only posthumous honorary membership in the African-American Alpha Phi fraternity, and was honored with a feast day on the Episcopal liturgical calendar on February 20th, among many other awards. The first letter I chose was that of Angelina Grimke. Her letter was printed in the Liberator on August 2, 1837. Let me give you a little background of what was expected of women at that time. They were taught in all social classes to be weak, timid, illogical, emotional, and susceptible to madness. The women had no right to her body there are laws saying that the husbands had a right to her body that it belonged to him. A husband could beat and rape his wife legally. All of her possessions were his including children. So has you can imagine this is why so many women began to stand up for
Later in his life he taught himself how to read and write in secret helped with the Underground Railroad and so many other things. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and many others. Douglass has been named one of the 100 Greatest African Americans, was honored with a stamp in the "Prominent Americans" series by the United States Postal Service, was given the only posthumous honorary membership in the African-American Alpha Phi fraternity, and was honored with a feast day on the Episcopal liturgical calendar on February 20th, among many other awards. The first letter I chose was that of Angelina Grimke. Her letter was printed in the Liberator on August 2, 1837. Let me give you a little background of what was expected of women at that time. They were taught in all social classes to be weak, timid, illogical, emotional, and susceptible to madness. The women had no right to her body there are laws saying that the husbands had a right to her body that it belonged to him. A husband could beat and rape his wife legally. All of her possessions were his including children. So has you can imagine this is why so many women began to stand up for