Harriet Ball And Manisha Sinha Analysis

Addressing the selected works, an important question has to be asked: Did those that wrote, fought and died for the cause accomplish their aim? Was abolitionism a success? The problem of inequality did not die with the advent of the Civil War and injustice was only partially addressed with the formation of the 13th amendment. It was a small hope that quickly died as the federal government was unwilling to keep their promise of equal protection under the law and much of what the abolitionists fought for had to be fought for in the times to come. Nevertheless, the abolitionists deserve tremendous credit for holding America to its ideals. They invented language to attack racist inequality, and devised cultural and political strategies for getting heard. …show more content…
The work that Erica L. Ball and Manisha Sinha builds a conceptual framework for future African-American historiography that could be in heavy conversation with the vitality and history of other movements. The work done for equal citizenship, by “colored citizens” and other agents of change bring an ambrosia of emotions to the broad campaign of African-American justice and inequality. Their legacy resonates in current struggles against police brutality and mass incarceration, contemporary reminders of the deep and continuing insecurity of African American life. Their fight against racial discrimination and their language invokes a sense of historical agency that will never be seen