The Absence of Freedom and Equality
Why did Americans feel the need to fight bloody battles with each other? Multitudinous white people had freedom, but they belittled it. The Civil War started because the North and the South had different viewpoints on slavery. The South wanted to keep slave workers because they enhanced their businesses, which helped their economy. But on the opposing side of things, the North wanted African Americans to be free of slavery and unfair treatment.The Civil War altered American's perspective of freedom and equality because, before the Civil War, freedom and equality wasn’t a right for slaves and women.
Initially, the Civil War changed Americans perspective of freedom and equality. Furthermore Lincoln said, “...this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ” (Lincoln) This shows that, the people of this nation will no longer have an agonizing death after this dreadful Civil War. Provided that, the nation will have a new understanding of freedom, taken that there will be a …show more content…
In the speech, “Ain’t I A Woman,” Truth stated, “ I think that 'twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights...” (Gage). In this citation Truth is trying to explain that, between the women belonging to the North, and the blacks belonging to the South they have very different perspectives on the way that they treat people. This context explains that the South and the North had different viewpoints on people’s rights. Truth also stated, that the “the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about,” (Gage). Here Truth is explaining that the white men’s power is going to be at stake, if the women and the African Americans gain the rights and, the powers they have been asking for. This shows that, the white men are in a
Why did Americans feel the need to fight bloody battles with each other? Multitudinous white people had freedom, but they belittled it. The Civil War started because the North and the South had different viewpoints on slavery. The South wanted to keep slave workers because they enhanced their businesses, which helped their economy. But on the opposing side of things, the North wanted African Americans to be free of slavery and unfair treatment.The Civil War altered American's perspective of freedom and equality because, before the Civil War, freedom and equality wasn’t a right for slaves and women.
Initially, the Civil War changed Americans perspective of freedom and equality. Furthermore Lincoln said, “...this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ” (Lincoln) This shows that, the people of this nation will no longer have an agonizing death after this dreadful Civil War. Provided that, the nation will have a new understanding of freedom, taken that there will be a …show more content…
In the speech, “Ain’t I A Woman,” Truth stated, “ I think that 'twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights...” (Gage). In this citation Truth is trying to explain that, between the women belonging to the North, and the blacks belonging to the South they have very different perspectives on the way that they treat people. This context explains that the South and the North had different viewpoints on people’s rights. Truth also stated, that the “the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about,” (Gage). Here Truth is explaining that the white men’s power is going to be at stake, if the women and the African Americans gain the rights and, the powers they have been asking for. This shows that, the white men are in a