American abolitionists

Women are not equal to men. Is this what the founding fathers would have us believe? The year is 1776 and in the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote, “all men are created equal.” During this time in America women were not afforded the same rights as men. Women could not vote or participate in political activities. Higher education was not available for women, and a married woman had no rights to property. From the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it would be 72 years…

in 1865, African American writers were able to publish literature that positively impacted many American’s viewpoint regarding slavery. Many people believe that these writings were the main impetus behind the movement to abolish slavery. During this time the slave narrative evolved, becoming an important voice for not only the slaves themselves, but also for the entire abolitionist movement. Many African American authors worked to end slavery alongside their abolitionist counterparts;…

Kaylen Simmons Dr. Piper Huguley-Riggins 215 English: 20th Century Black Women Writers 7 July 2016 Pauline Hopkins’ Legacy African American 20th Century writers have played a big role in educating the community. The authors and poets of the Harlem Renaissance who prospered in the 1920s, such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, have become more popular and their works have been recognized and interpreted in English classes in recent years. Pauline Hopkins should be included the next time…

The American Dream is a window of opportunity to improve and grow an individual lives from equal opportunity, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. The American Dream has been around for many decades but was evolved through each decade. This term has always driven people to be better and earn more. The idea is that an individual can become something big, something important. An individual will gain this American Dream through equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard…

promote religious, educational, economic, and political equality for African Americans and women. However, the nature and intensity of their participation in the antislavery and women’s rights movements had dramatically changed after 1838. Consequently, neither Angelina, who was in ill health, nor Sarah occupied roles of active leadership within the movements. In May of 1838, Angelina married Theodore Weld, a radical abolitionist who was an ardent admirer of the Grimké sisters’ antislavery work.…

Representatives in the American Colonization Society (ACS) “believed that blacks and whites could not coexist in freedom” (Gates 58) creating the colonization movement. The concept behind this movement was to remove African Americans from America back to Africa. This was thought to be a solution to "gradually end the institution of slavery and thus the problem of race by removing all the slaves and former slaves back to Africa" (Gates 58). This appealed and benefited the white community more…

is that his ideal is not a piece of lofty and abstract moral theory, but a standard that is embodied in his life that touched and inspired his peers. This would make his ideals “a uniquely Judeo-Christian and sadly overlooked contribution to Anglo-American political thought.” It is reasonable to infer that the author believes the Jeffersonian model is becoming increasingly inadequate for America in the present age. Kevin seems to imply that recovering the overlooked model of Wilberforce could…

says, “I have sometimes been ready to think that the passion for Liberty cannot be Eaquelly Strong in the Breasts of those who have been accustomed to deprive their fellow Creatures of theirs.” Here Abigail criticizes the actions of the Thirteen American Colonies. At the time the Thirteen Colonies were fighting against Britain for their independence. At first glance one may not see it, but, Abigail is comparing the actions of refusing rights to a slave, to the refusal of independence from…

will reign over the lives of millions in the United State of America, but it is what “common people” choose to do in the face of such transformative change that truly matters .Though the American revolution was necessary in establishing the political foundation of this storied Country, I personally believe the American Civil War was more Revolutionary, and to an extent necessary as it not only put kinship to the test (pitting father against son), but it was the first step in ensuring all…

chosen to take on Frederick Douglass’s, “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery”. This speech was delivered on July 4th, 1852 to the citizens of Rochester, New York as a part of their Fourth of July celebrations. With Douglass himself is an abolitionist as well as most of his audience members being abolitionists, his speech was very well received as most everyone had the same perspective on slavery. This speech is very significant to American history because Douglass had the opportunity of pointing…