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The declaraton of independence by Thomas Jefferson
The declaration of independence was a latter written for the king, colonists and basically everyone. Its purpose was to justify to everyone that colonists had the right to evolve. Throughout the whole letter it was basically using a lot of Pathos as a way to prove its point. -
Ain't I a woman? by Sojourner Truth (Adapted by Frances Gage (1863))
A speech gave by Sojourner Truth. In this speech she discusses the issues that women go through on their Daily life. Not only just women's issues though, it also states issues that are dealt with as a black woman specifically. Mainly talking about injustice that she goes through as a black woman. -
Frederick Douglass and What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Fredrick Douglass did a lot towards fighting for rights for African Americans. He gave a lot of speeches in movements, the one i'm gonna point out is the speech he gave called, “what to the slave is the 4th of July?''This speech gave a big insight of the life of a slave and the injustice to how prejudice and hypocrisy happens within holidays. He showed people that it should’ve been common sense that they were humans who deserved rights. -
Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln
During this speech gave by Abraham Lincoln, he basically addresses the conflict happening between the north and the south. This conflict was called the civil war, that war was technically caused by slavery. This was because both sides did not even want war in the first place and their miscommunication and unwillingness to come to a conclusion cause that war in the first place. -
Letter to my Nephew by Baldwin James
This is a letter meant for the authors Nephew. It starts with, Baldwin describing how difficult it may be to live in the world as a black person. Then he looks back on his own life and discusses what lies ahead for his nephew. -
Testimony Before the Senate by Gloria Steinem
In this text Gloria Steinem talks about women's issues and what they are. She makes these issues "myths" and proceeds to list them all out, she also basically shows her support for the ERA. She provides evidence to every "myth" that she points out and connects this to constitutional rights. -
Between the World and Me by Coates
This is a letter from the author to his Son. It underlines the reality of being black in America. It talks about the authors personal experiences and basically a way to prepare his son for reality. -
Salma Hayek in Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too
Salma Hayek talks about her experience with sexual assault caused by her superior in her workplace. She points out modern issues for women in workplaces and the way that women might get talked down to and even sexually abused for being “weaker” or not having as much power as men. She shows people the things that women go through on a daily basis and the way that it can affect you mentally and how it should be avoided. -
Phyllis Schlafly, ’The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’ by Smithsonian
Phyllis Schlafly was someone represented in the show 'Mrs. America', this show was based on real life events and later on Analyzed by the author of the article The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’. In this Article they Explained the power that Phyllis Schlafly had within the women's rights movements. It was explained the way she influenced women to fight for the ERA and the fact that she encouraged movements to be formed to fight for it. -
Babie by Ferrera
Ferrera was the author of the text Barbie which underlines the issues on women's struggles. It points out every issue that women go through on the daily and she basically implies her personal issues as a woman. She made a big impact with this text because she is connecting issues that have always been a thing throughout history and applying it to a modern thing like Barbie.