Frederick Benteen

Freedom is the power to act, write, or speak without restraint. Some are still very cautious with what they say or do because they are afraid of what other people will think. Sethe goes through many obstacles through slavery and wanting freedom from the whites. “I used to be a good size. Nice arms and everything. Wouldn’t think of it, would you? That was before they put me in the root cellar” (Morrison). Beloved goes the physical, emotional, and spiritual devastation wrought by slavery,…

I train for athletics on the weekends with a group of men who all have over 50 years on me. Training with them has and always will be the best decision I have made. My trainer is called Jack Giddy and he trained my grandfather in athletics as well. He is currently 93 years old. He and his wife, Snow, have been family friends with us for years. He had a friend called Reg Austin was also a runner that was trained by Jack when he was young. Born on October 16, 1936, Reg Austin was a runner from…

According to his autobiographical account, the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, An American Slave, “The Columbian Orator”’s eye-opening testimonies about how slave masters derive their power from abusing uneducated people disturbs Douglass into drastically changing his original indifferent stance about Master Hugh. First of all, the dialogue between the well-spoken three-time runaway slave and their master “resulted in the voluntary emancipation of the slave on the part of the master”…

After reading the Narrative of Frederick Douglass, I learned why he thought enslavers were criminals and why slavery is terrible. I also learned why Douglass wanted to be an animal of his own kind. When Douglass was a boy he was raised by an enslaver named Hugh Auld or “Master Hugh” as Douglass was forced to call him. Auld’s wife taught Douglass to read but Hugh soon found out and forbid it because he believed that it was unfit for a slave. Despite this Douglass was persistent and his remedy…

brave. Firefighters go out in the fire to rescue us or when we're stuck they come out and help us. Cops help us when someone has broken into our homes and has a weapon. Our everyday heroes do a lot without us even knowing. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass are both examples of heroes..According to Phineas D. Gurley in the article…

Over the course of my time as a political reformer and feminist, I strongly criticized the limitations of rights/abilities for women. I attacked foolish attempts to limit us to merely the domestic sphere. I fought against the limitless political control men had over us regardless of our personal intelligence and ability in comparison with theirs. Specifically I criticized our inability to vote, fully take part in politics, retain land ownership after marriage, and inability to take part in a…

A slave song is a type of religious folk song that has “secret messages” to try and help slaves escape from slavery and get to freedom (Miles 518). These songs were sung by slaves in the 1860’s. When Africanized Christianity began to control slave population, spirituals became a new way to reflect one’s faith, sorrows, and hopes.White and Black spirituals differ in many ways. In fact, they differ on the content including one’s personal rights and living situations (Lewis 122). In the 19th…

The scenes I selected are from Frederick Douglass narrative. Frederick Douglass was born as a slave. He did not know his mother well and his father was a white man. When his first master died, he was sent to another plantation and the master’s wife taught him how to read and write. Before he escaped he give some whites bread to teach him how to read. He then decided to escape and getter his life where he settled. He became an activist, author, and helped slaves to become free. He was well known…

Throughout the excerpt “What, to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” the author Frederick Douglass employs rhetorical devices such as logos, ethos, and syntax to demonstrate how the white American was repressive towards the black Americans and how the white Americans dehumanize the slaves. He also expresses how ironic it was to have chains on the neck in one place while the Americans celebrate their freedom from the British. In the excerpt, Douglass implies logos to complement the white American…

Neal Dow was a man who contributed to many causes during his time. He was a general for the union during the Civil War and was also very active in the cause of abolishing Negro Slavery. He was also a presidential candidate in 1880 for the Prohibition party. “Among additional social causes, he interested himself in crime prevention, prison reform, and women's rights” (Neal Dow Prohibition Presidential Candidate 1880). The cause he is most known for is the temperance movement which is the…