The only way to overcome this fear is to find the courage, and there is courage in numbers. One way to find the courage one would need to break the silence is to find others who are willing (and trying) to do the same thing. Also, learn the history of those like you that have made a difference and broke the silence about racism in the past. One example would be those abolitionists that assisted with the Underground Railroad and helping to free the slaves. I'm almost 100% positive that those people were scared of many things, yet they found the courage to help those who were being wrong.
Living, Eating, and Working as Slaves In the early 1865, slavery had come to the United States of America. Millions of slaves were told that they were free, and therefore many of them had been interviewed to share both of their happy and awful conditions they had during their slavery. The various conditions related to food, living, and work influenced whether or not slaves challenged their owners in the late 1800s. Some slaves were pretty satisfied with their owners but the others had lived the lives that people nowadays could ever imagine. The desire of being free resembled the awful conditions that some of them had.
Within the first month of the Civil War African Americans were prohibited from joining the Union Army. Green was determined to change this. In his speech, Green repeatedly says “it is true” when discussing prior events that placed African Americans behind the front lines. This was done to acknowledge that even though they were once overlooked they are desperately needed now to fight for their own freedom. Green also repeatedly reiterates the phrase “let us.” By referring to the audience as one entity it makes the bond that they share, being African American, stronger because it shows that they are all in this together and share the same experiences.
Despite all the trouble this has caused these three men and their families, it was worth it for them. The Underground Railroad “was the first integrated civil rights movement, in which whites and blacks worked together for six decades before the Civil War, taking great risks together, saving tens of thousands of lives together and ultimately succeeding together in one of the most ambitious political undertakings in American History.” (pg.
Since the human race has existed slavery has existed. Many people have tried to stop slavery and segregation some have succeeded, others not so much, but those who have the courage to fight against the “flow” of the world and speak up for themselves and their ethnicities those are the people who are remembered. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one those amongst many, he will be remembered always for his bravery his courage and his ability to stand out and say “Hey, this is wrong!” I don’t know why but even though slavery had been abolished for years. There was hatred towards those of different ethnicities. Dr. King not only did he make this better but he also influenced people to speak up for themselves no matter what sex, race, or religion there is no wrong in saying what you think is wright.
Frederick Douglass’s Life Slavery is a huge topic that includes inspiring stories from slaves, and many heroes. The story of Frederick Douglass is no exception to that. Douglass was born a slave, and was constantly beaten and punished, but that did not stop him from making a difference. After escaping, he tried to do anything he could to stop slavery. He made many lectures where talked about his experiences with slavery, and also made a newspaper called “The North Star” that talked about abolishing slavery.
From the 1830s until 1870, the abolitionist movement took place. The main goal of this movement was to basically free all slaves and put an end to racism and racial segregation. However there was a difference between an abolitionist and one who was simply against slavery. Those who were against slavery argued for gradual emancipation while abolitionists demanded immediate emancipation. There were also those that were known as free-soil activists, who generally cared more about their own well-being rather than that of all black people.
America once a racist country that was initially run by white settlers who felt subgroups should be enslaved to do peon labor. The enslavement of minorities has been a major theme of American history but look at us now. Take note to all this country has done to overcome these obstacles. Although still not perfect but at least the effort to continue to make improvements is a common language we all can
Articles to satisfy the North’s desire for the end of slavery were written as to appease the South’s need for it. There were provisions made for the continuation of slavery or else the delegates from the South would not accept the Constitution as there were provisions made for the North so not the alienate those opposing slavery. The document was written in vague enough terms to leave it open for debate later on issues that could not be satisfactorily resolved at the initial drafting. Agreements was reached to later draft and ratify a bill of rights for the people of nation by the federal government that was uniform throughout the county instead of relying on each individual state’s bill of rights. The framers then proceeded to distribute the draft of the Constitution to the states will all accepting the document.
From being herded onto ships and brought to the America for sale as a slave. Then they were used as seconds in wars were their white owners did not want to fight in. they kept their belief that they would be freed and kept supporting the United States. After they helped fight for their freedom during th Civil War and yet were put down through terrorism. Even with such plights they contributed to the growth of the United States.