Invention Of Wings By Sue Kidd And The Autobiography Of Fredrick Douglass

The American Dream is a common goal that most immigrants strive for when coming to America. The American Dream consists of the ability to start a new life and to be whatever you desire along with the right to freedom. Everyone should be entitled to this dream, right? There were two main groups in America that had to fight for this ability, slaves and women. Black men and women were not given this right. Many slaves suffered at the hands of their masters, hunger and the environment. Many men and women stood up for the slaves in an attempt to change this; these were known as the abolitionists. Freedom was not just handed to the slaves; they had to fight for it. The countless hardships that many African Americans slaves endured in the first one-hundred years of the United States are clearly present in the books the Invention of Wings by Sue Kidd and the Autobiography of Fredrick Douglass by Fredrick Douglass, as they reflect and portray how slaves and abolitionists continued to confront the problem of equal rights in order to be declared free and gain greater equality among white men. …show more content…
Slaves. Helped create this great land with their hands and blood. Should they be given rights? This was debated during the lifespan of the United States. There were many who believed slavery was wrong and that freedom was a God given right; they were known as the abolitionists. This however wasn’t the only debate discussed during that time, women’s rights were also debated during this time. Should women be given the power to make their own decisions? This conflicted with societies beliefs and would not be properly addressed until the early