Steward assertively addresses white Americans in lines seventeen through nineteen when she states, “I am a true born American; your blood flows in my veins, and your spirit fires my breast.” During the time she presented, 1832, there have been nationalistic remarks regarding African-Americans not being American. Through Stewart addressing them as an American, and telling them that she belongs appeals to the rhetoric pathos. Consequently, this supports her assertion that African-Americans are citizens and deserve the rights, liberties, and freedoms like every other American
Steward assertively addresses white Americans in lines seventeen through nineteen when she states, “I am a true born American; your blood flows in my veins, and your spirit fires my breast.” During the time she presented, 1832, there have been nationalistic remarks regarding African-Americans not being American. Through Stewart addressing them as an American, and telling them that she belongs appeals to the rhetoric pathos. Consequently, this supports her assertion that African-Americans are citizens and deserve the rights, liberties, and freedoms like every other American