Let Our Battle Cry be Heard Whenever death may surprise us, let our battle cry be heard. This sentence perfectly relates to Franklin Roosevelt’s Day in Infamy speech given December 8, 1941 and a Sauk Tribe warrior chief Black Hawk’s Surrender speech given by Black Hawk in 1863. Although they were written in different centuries, the speeches have many similarities in tone, audience, and motivation. They also share differences including position and perspective. Starting with the similarities, the first idea that comes up is power. Both Black Hawk and Roosevelt hold positions of high power in their respected parties. Roosevelt was the President of the U.S.A and Black Hawk was the Warrior Chief of the Sauk Tribe. People will respect and hold
