"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade, and solemnity, are, to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy " a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices, more shocking and bloody, than are the people of these United States, at this very hour- (Douglass). Fredrick Douglass spoke out very powerfully on the 5th of July in 1852. In the decades preceding the Civil War many free blacks spoke out passionately, opposing slavery through literature and spoken word. Two such works are "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July-, a speech by Fredrick Douglass, and David Walker's Appeal by David Walker. Although written nearly twenty years apart, these two pieces contain many similar aspects. These aspects are seen in both their themes and wording. Douglas' and Walker's pieces can be most easily understood through the comparison of the atrocities they both call attention to and their relationship to the hypocrisy of our religions and government. This then contrasted with the audience they were intended for.
The Church had "made itself the bulwark of American slavery, and the shield of American slave-hunters- (Douglass). Both Douglass and Walker held the church in great contempt for not only condoning slavery but essentially supporting it. In both pieces many biblical references were made.
Comparison/Contrast Essay Irish Wolfhounds are one of the biggest dog breeds in the world; I have two living in my house! Although Seamus and Teirnan are the same species the have several major differences in their appearance and personality. The Irish Wolfhound The Irish Wolfhound is the tal...
The Comparison and Contrasting of Major British Colonization When evaluating the three major regions of major British Colonization, one must consider many different areas of discussion. ... Along with this discussion of these colonies, there will be comparison and contrasting elements added to this discussion. ... When you contrast in these regions, one is able to see the New England colonies were founded on different terms. ... Based on the contrasting evidence, each British region had different purposes for being here. ... The colonies of New England, the Middle, and the South must be...
Compare and Contrast: Daisy and Zelda As Daisy being based on Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, let both contrast and compare on their beginnings Daisy was a beautiful woman form Louisville, Kentucky. ... In Comparison, Scott Fitzgerald met Zelda, who was to become his wife and the most important influence on his life. ...
In comparison, India's build features the Himalayas. ... In contrast India has a tropical wet/dry monsoon climate. ... In contrast, India has many resources that have not been fully developed. ... By way of comparison, India being a LDC the number of young dependants account for 36%. ... In comparison India has one national religion, which is Hinduism. ...
Comparison and Contrast of Public and Private Schools As of fall 1993, slightly more than 4.8 million students in the United States were enrolled in private schools, accounting for about 11 percent of the total population of elementary and secondary school students. ... This is also a major difference in comparison to a public school. ...
While both have similar physical characteristics, it is the contrasts that complete the comparison of the two. ... A physical comparison to love for a price is introduced, "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches the East doth hold."... By bringing in a comparison with nature, "Thy love is such that rivers cannot quench," Bradstreet again goes to the extreme believing her love to be greater than the force of nature. ... In contrast, Browning's convoluted monologue leaves the reader with many possible interpretations. ... In contrast, Browning's persona spe...
Looking back into history, we will be able to find some comparisons and contrasts to the characteristics of the upper class today and in the days of General Robert E. ... The answer to this question is there has been little to no change in the characteristics of the upper class of yesterday in comparison to the characteristics of today's upper class. ...
"Tanagra" and the "Osiris" The two works of art I found worth comparing are that of the "Tanagra," and the "Osiris." The "Tanagra" is a small, three-dimensional statue of a woman rolling dice, and the "Osiris" is a larger, two-dimensional painting of an Ancient Egyptian named Osiris. E...
THE DRUMMER: COMPARISON OF BILLY AND GENE Billy and Gene, the two brothers who are at the opposite ends of neutral behaviour; Billy the good, and Gene the bad (and somebody-somebody the ugly). ... In contrast to those events, Billy has a much cleaner record. ... Two young men united by family blood, and yet so different, is the very contrast that keeps this story interesting to the very end. ...
