The Conundrum of Morals versus Politics
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”(Higbee and Stewart 77). Keep this famous statement from the American Declaration of Independence in mind as I take us through the conundrum of this new born country. We wake up every morning with the smell of fresh air, and the ability to do endless things with our day. We can chose to be productive and earn a living or lazily go along with our day. These slaves on the other can’t, they are bred and created for one reason and one reason only… there free labor for birth until death. They are punished physically and psychologically from the time they learn how to speak. They can’t even fully understand what this freedom we experience everyday and ultimately take for granted. The system of government currently in place, with having Slaveholders, and those who benefit from slavery throughout Morally these abolitionists have every reason to push for immediate emancipation, but from a constitutional perspective they do not.
The pain and suffering of these slaves who were tricked and pulled from their African nativity to be taken to this country as prisoners for no crime of their own. As accounts from Frederick Douglass’s Narrative describe the brutality that they were forced to endure.”I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished.”(Douglass 105). These slaves are broken down mentally from a young age, as Douglass notes he was separated from his mother right after birth, and …show more content…
There is a very real possibility that even with an agreement on emancipation the thought of white supremacy could cause a war. Generations have been preaching this hatred to the extent where the blacks aren’t even seen as humans. My concern that this divide is so severe, that immediate emancipation could rip apart the entire
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”(Higbee and Stewart 77). Keep this famous statement from the American Declaration of Independence in mind as I take us through the conundrum of this new born country. We wake up every morning with the smell of fresh air, and the ability to do endless things with our day. We can chose to be productive and earn a living or lazily go along with our day. These slaves on the other can’t, they are bred and created for one reason and one reason only… there free labor for birth until death. They are punished physically and psychologically from the time they learn how to speak. They can’t even fully understand what this freedom we experience everyday and ultimately take for granted. The system of government currently in place, with having Slaveholders, and those who benefit from slavery throughout Morally these abolitionists have every reason to push for immediate emancipation, but from a constitutional perspective they do not.
The pain and suffering of these slaves who were tricked and pulled from their African nativity to be taken to this country as prisoners for no crime of their own. As accounts from Frederick Douglass’s Narrative describe the brutality that they were forced to endure.”I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished.”(Douglass 105). These slaves are broken down mentally from a young age, as Douglass notes he was separated from his mother right after birth, and …show more content…
There is a very real possibility that even with an agreement on emancipation the thought of white supremacy could cause a war. Generations have been preaching this hatred to the extent where the blacks aren’t even seen as humans. My concern that this divide is so severe, that immediate emancipation could rip apart the entire