The focus for many because the "self evident truth" in the Declaration of Independence "that all men are created equal." ... In an effect to obtain equality for women the Declaration of Independence was also used. At the Seneca Falls Convention a Declaration of Sentiments was drafted that was patterned on the Declaration of Independence adding women to the "self evident truths." ... Most of these changes came about because of the religious beliefs that were encouraged during the Second Great Awakening. ...

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However, they each went about their arguments using different modes of persuasion. ... True to her name, Truth spoke candidly about her experiences as an enslaved woman. ... " In this speech Douglass addressed a predominately white audience about how on the day celebrating American independence, political freedom, and natural justice, he as a black man could not celebrate while his people were still enslaved. ... He then went on to reveal the irony of the Declaration of Independence, a doctrine that granted liberty and freedom to every man. ... Prior to giving this speech Douglass spent t...

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Our "Declaration of Independence- states that "All men are created equal."" ... "Compare your own language , extracted from your Declaration of Independence, with your cruelties and murders inflicted by your cruel and unmerciful fathers and yourselves on our fathers and on us--men who have never given your fathers or you the least provocation!!!!!!... In the decades leading up to the civil war more and more controversy was brought about largely due to these two pieces. ... For the first time in the history of the United States , more than a handful of people started to see them as humans wh...

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Slavery was like a cancer that spread through the United States around 1619, and ended about 1865. ... At about the same time of the American Revolution, abolitionists started appearing around America. ... Even though majority of people thought slavery was acceptable, some felt that slavery was a violation of Declaration of Independence, and others believed slavery was a sin that had to be corrected right away. ... It was a long hard battle for equality among the individuals and society that took many years and a war to make southerners finally acknowledge that slavery was not only inhumane an...

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Slavery was one of the subjects that she felt strongly about and she became the first woman to break these boundaries. ... Like all the abolitionists, Stowe was aware of the painful discrepancies between America's Declaration of Independence and its legislation of slavery (Douglas 20). She claims that she longed "to do something, I knew not what: to fight for my country, or to make some declaration on my account. Uncle Tom's Cabin was that declaration" (Douglas 21). ... She replied this, "Slavery was a sin, one that needed a more dramatic response- people could do something abou...

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"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of white and black races and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality" (Gienapp, 57). ... These contradictions would be involved in Lincoln's evolving thoughts on how to come about stopping the expansion of the slavery in America as he thought them to be created equal, citing the Declaration o...

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The Ideas of Slavery The well-known civil rights leader Frederick Douglass writes his narrative about personal experiences with slavery, as well as, his efforts towards becoming a free man. ... Being oppressed by England, Jefferson and other idealists declare their independence by writing the Declaration of Independence. ...

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Author's Point of View: The author's point of view in this movie about Frederick Douglas is one that is clearly prejudice. ... In conclusion, the author's point of view about his movie was that of an astonished child due to Douglas's abilities and distinguished stubborn personality. ... After the Civil War Frederick Douglas said, "the Declaration of Independence is no longer a lie." ... This movie was full of facts about a man that not many people are aware of, Frederick Douglas. ... Vocabulary The vocabulary used in this film about Frederick Douglas was first rate....

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Another main contributed was all Benjamin Franklin when he herd about this terror he rushed to the government for a fix. ... They called all the right the declaration of Sentiments slowly they rights of woman reform continued. Abolition The Land of the Free," showed the founding fathers reading the Declaration of Independence. ...

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The confederates could care less what he had to say about what he "demanded" them to do as a Commander-in-Chief. ... The Emancipation Proclamation can sit right next to the Declaration of Independence in terms of ranking important U.S. documents, in my view. ...

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He claimed the American Revolution was inevitable because of those who were urging for independence tried everything they could to gain independence. ... In order to protect the newly established union, the brothers kept any discussion about slavery on the down low and hidden from the public eyes at all times. ... Little did the House know that the matter was soon to grow and they were about to lose any control they had over the matter. ... Thomas Scott acknowledges "the Constitution imposed restrictions on Congress' power to end slave trade but said nothing about abolishing slavery ...

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In 1836, one of the first women to publicly speak in front of a mixed gender audience about the Abolition of Slavery was Sarah Grimke. ... Under the guidance of the Quaker community, she made public talks about the abolitionist cause. ... The Grimke Sister's progress soon captivated and brought about many other women to the focus of anti-slavery and feminist's causes. ... There they created "the Declaration of Sentiments", paraphrasing the Declaration of independents and favoring of Women's Rights. With the convincing of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including him...

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In 1836, one of the first women to publically speak in front of a mixed gender audience about the Abolition of Slavery was Sarah Grimke. ... Under the guidance of the Quaker community, she made public talks about the abolitionist cause. ... The Grimke Sister's progress soon captivated and brought about many other women to the focus of anti-slavery and feminist's causes. ... There they created "the Declaration of Sentiments", paraphrasing the Declaration of independents and favoring of Women's Rights. With the convincing of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including h...

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The experience women gained from advocating against slavery taught them that they could do something about their own limited rights, they could organize on their own behalf's. ... In The Liberator he proposes; that the self evident truth in the American Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights - among which are life liberty, and pursuit of happiness. ...

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"Douglass Proves the American Dream" The American Dream is the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity, and a life of personal happiness and material comfort, traditionally held to be available for every American. Everyone's American Dream is different. There is not one dream for all Americans....

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In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. ... The Virginia militia captured and hanged about 20 of the slaves, including Turner. In addition, angry whites killed about 100 innocent slaves. ... Meanwhile, he had conceived an intense hatred of the institution of slavery and had resolved to do everything in his power to bring about its destruction. ...

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