Were African Americans considered slaves or were they being enslaved? Two words that look the same, but has two completely different meanings. African American history is built upon these two negative words, which has put these people into a nation that will forever remind them of what they have been through. Moreover, most of history is based upon successful aspect on events which is the reason why the history of African Americans has many omitted information. The practice of the word “slave” is an example of the ignorance that exist in the African American History. In this paper, I will define and discuss the two terms “slave” and “enslaved,” and why they are significant to know when talking about the African American history. Furthermore,
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There were some influential women who fought against the slave system in their most powerful way. Sojourner Truth was an African American woman who was born into slavery during the 19th century. After being neglected to get her freedom through agreements with her slaveholder, Truth freed herself by escaping on her own. She was a very compelling woman who used her voice based on intelligence and Christian spirituality to fight for black freedom. Through lawsuit, she achieved freedom and custody of her son which made her the first black woman to successfully challenge a white man in the court of the United States (White, Bay, Martin, pg. 281). Not only did she fight for blacks, she was also an activist for women’s rights. She toured around using her powerful voice talking about the subjects of slavery and human rights. In addition to this, she used her own slave story as a way to help shape a movement towards for black slaves, which made the audience emotional. Together with Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, she was one of the escaped enslaved people to rise as an important abolitionist leader to the humanity of all the enslaved people (biography.com). Her resistance as an enslaved African woman made an impact in the African American
There were some influential women who fought against the slave system in their most powerful way. Sojourner Truth was an African American woman who was born into slavery during the 19th century. After being neglected to get her freedom through agreements with her slaveholder, Truth freed herself by escaping on her own. She was a very compelling woman who used her voice based on intelligence and Christian spirituality to fight for black freedom. Through lawsuit, she achieved freedom and custody of her son which made her the first black woman to successfully challenge a white man in the court of the United States (White, Bay, Martin, pg. 281). Not only did she fight for blacks, she was also an activist for women’s rights. She toured around using her powerful voice talking about the subjects of slavery and human rights. In addition to this, she used her own slave story as a way to help shape a movement towards for black slaves, which made the audience emotional. Together with Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, she was one of the escaped enslaved people to rise as an important abolitionist leader to the humanity of all the enslaved people (biography.com). Her resistance as an enslaved African woman made an impact in the African American