"Slave and Citizen"

   We as people are all expecting to be treated with a certain amount of dignity and respect. Human rights are a guideline to treating all humans regardless of color, creed, and religion. These ideas coincide with a religious aspect of harmonious living and treating all our brothers and sisters as we expect to be treated.

   The problem was slavery in the United States did not follow this basic human right system. A rampart  was created by the white Americans in the United States to stop the black man from achieving equal rights,  according to the book, “Slave and Citizen” by Frank Tannembaum page 42. He also states, “That this barrier has served to deny the Negro the very things that are of great importance among us, equality of opportunity for growth and development”. These main factors have played a major role in the development of African American men in the United States.

   In the book on the same page mentioned above, there is one line that is of great significance, “This barrier has not completely been effective”. That means through perseverance and the willingness to overcome adversity and slavery, American black men have become successful.  This key fact allows us to understand that success may be derived from experience, knowledge.

   Experience allows the individual to remember their history, and prepare for obstacles that might confront them in the future. Knowledge allowed the black man to have a deeper understanding of the struugle they faced within the American Society. I believe that these two qualities greatly enhanced the success of the African American in the United States.

 

The Eugenics of Social Darwinism in comparison to”David Walkers Appeal”.

The Eugenics of Social Darwinism in comparison to”David Walkers Appeal”.

   The quest for equality has taken the human race through a long arduous process.
 The release of the slaves in the Caribbean in the 1830’s by the British Empire is prime example of the struggle that early humans faced due to lack of understanding and education. It took the Abolitionists 70 years to dismantle the notion of slavery within the British Empire. The idea that humans who were not taught to behave or act civilized, were slaves to an advanced society.This seemed to be the reasoning behind the slavery and destruction of people due to different race or skin complexion.

    It is amazing that a push for human rights and the abolishment of slavery would be used as propaganda to increase dominance of the British Empire across the world; this seemed to benefit aristocracy or previous slave owners in regards to owning more property and increasing wealth through expansion of government, by giving people freedom, so they can be governed.

   
In comparison “David Walkers Appeal” is reminding the supposed dominating race that equality must be demonstrated in actions not just in words. David Walker uses the Declaration of Independence to promote equality of men.   He also highlights the fact that African Americans have faced the most extreme form of oppression, and I quote, “they have been treated less than men”. In essence the basic human rights of African American men have been denied in America. His letter demonstrates the need for change in the United States.