Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

“We, the People of the United States America” and “Declaration of the Independence”. However; both laws are violated against African American Rights, along with the comparison of the two famous historical African American men, Fredrick Douglas and Martin Luther King Jr., who fought for freedom rights, civil right, humanity and equality and justices for all Negros men, women and children, who were slaves during the Civil War Eras and Civil Rights Eras. Also, include the current historical role…

draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Because the colonists felt that their rights had been violated after numerous usurpations by the English monarchy, the Declaration was written to announce to Parliament that the colonies would be free and would undertake their own government founded on democratic principles. Included in the Declaration were twenty-seven grievances that directly addressed King George III, who held “repeated injuries and usurpations” of the Americans’ rights (U.S.…

preached ideals of freedom and equality of rights, the independence of the United States was realized by the colonial elite and aimed at guaranteeing the interests and privileges of this class. It has inspired other similar movements in America. For the first time in the history of European expansion, a colony became independent through a revolutionary act. And he did so not only by proclaiming to the world, in the historical document approved on July 4, the right to independence and free choice…

men and some lower class. After reaching an impasse, the upper class locked out the lower class, so the lower class organized the National Assembly. The National Assembly put together their own rules for government called The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. With revolution came a power-hungry leader named Robespierre. He led The Great Terror, which…

Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and after revisions from his fellow peers, Congress adopted the document in the same year on July 4th in Philadelphia. While much of the document elaborates on concepts such as indpendence and civil liberties, it did not extend its ideas to all living in the United States. Years later in 1848, abolitionist and prominent figure in the women’s rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, created the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments with…

When looking at the Declaration of Rights of Man(1789) and Declaration of the Rights of Women(1791), they both explain different ideas about "liberty" as well as "rights." When looking at the first document "Liberty consists in the freedom to do anything that does not harm another." These are determined by law. The rights of men states they are born and remain free and equal in rights. Within this article it is implied that only men are involved in the articles listed. The beginning of the…

freedoms and rights. In document one, John Locke, an enlightenment thinker, writes in his “Second Treatise on Government” that a man will allow himself give up his rights and subject himself to the dominion and control of an other power of government. This statement implies that man is only interested in his own self, his own liberty, and his own property. The government wants to preserve the law of self-rights, but does not want to…

indigenous origin. The preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognises the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable right of all members of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous…

movement in world history. It marked the first time that the lowest class in a country had overthrown the highest class. In France, the Third Estate had decided that they had had enough of unfair taxes and inequality, and so they wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and forced the king at the time, Louis XVI, to share power with the National Assembly. As the Revolution gained more power, its leaders became more paranoid. In 1793, Maximilien Robespierre, who had assumed most of the power in…

The French Revolution was a pivotal period because it brought about social, economic and religious changes in France. The absolutism of the monarchy was overthrown. The National Assembly, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, and the march of the women to Versailles initiated a significant period known as the French Revolution. High inflation caused a steep rise in prices of such staples as bread which led to the physical hunger of the lower class people, and unequal taxation…