Societal conditions can lead to confrontation, and Red Cloud’s speech “All I Want Is Peace and Justice” is an outcry for reformation of treatment against the Sioux by the American troops. George Washington Cable thought that society mistreated the ex-slaves, so his confrontation was written out in “The Perpetual Alien” when he says that reformation must occur until “the whole world shall answer, “Yes”” in regards to if a freedman is truly a free man. Another example of societal confrontation is in “The Souls of Black Folk” by W. E. B. DuBois. This piece is a call to action for those that agree with DuBois’ idea that Booker T. Washington was wrong to advocate for “a policy of submission” instead to pressing forward for full and equal rights for African Americans. Society is confronted in a different manner by Andrew Carnegie’s “Wealth” because he not only examines the rich versus poor society, but also how one can go about changing society in different ways using money to achieve a lasting impact instead of dying “unwept, unhonored, and unsung” due to the lack of
Societal conditions can lead to confrontation, and Red Cloud’s speech “All I Want Is Peace and Justice” is an outcry for reformation of treatment against the Sioux by the American troops. George Washington Cable thought that society mistreated the ex-slaves, so his confrontation was written out in “The Perpetual Alien” when he says that reformation must occur until “the whole world shall answer, “Yes”” in regards to if a freedman is truly a free man. Another example of societal confrontation is in “The Souls of Black Folk” by W. E. B. DuBois. This piece is a call to action for those that agree with DuBois’ idea that Booker T. Washington was wrong to advocate for “a policy of submission” instead to pressing forward for full and equal rights for African Americans. Society is confronted in a different manner by Andrew Carnegie’s “Wealth” because he not only examines the rich versus poor society, but also how one can go about changing society in different ways using money to achieve a lasting impact instead of dying “unwept, unhonored, and unsung” due to the lack of