Analysis Of Loosening The Bounds Of Slavery By Sara T. Smith

Many people dream of being able to live the American Dream and sadly, many people fall in the wrong hands and get cheated on a fake American dream. Although, America is always advertised as “The Land of the Free” slavery is still going on and no one seems to be aware of it or concerned about it. Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter talk about slavery in The United States, in their article, Slavery In The Land of the Free. In this article, Bales and Soodalter talk about how slavery is still happening in the country, but in many different ways. Bales and Soodalter use stories, statics, and comparisons of every slavery case there is in America. However, most of the stories they told were about Hispanics being in slaved, and did not really include stories of other races

Women began to fight. Realizing that they deserved to be treated better, they stood up for themselves, demanding more rights. In 1840 The Anti-slavery Convention in London displayed a great example of the inferiority of women. This was one of the many triggers that angered American women. The Women 's Rights Movement document on page 281 says, “...perceptions of women 's “proper place” began to shift, however haltingly.” Seat restrictions at the convention

Back in the mid 1800’s the first women’s convention was initiated by Elizabeth Stanton, along with others who founded the Women’s Suffrage Movement. After attending an World Anti-Slavery Society meeting, where the women were required to sit is a separate area away from the men, the women decided that they were little better than slaves and decided to do something about it. (Pearson, 2017)

Harriet Ann Jacobs helped start a movement of anti-slavery writing that, through literature, would eventually help change society’s view of slavery. Jacobs’ “Incidents” was written for an audience of free white women and its purpose was to involve these women in political action against the institution of chattel slavery and the ideology of white racism” confirming herself as an anti-slavery writer using a fictional character and different voice to tell truth (Yellin

Ophelia Settle Egypt, informally known as Ophie, was an African American woman ahead of her time. She attained the educational status of less than one percent of the American population, was liberal and accepting of others despite the criticism around her, fought to end racism, worked independently of her husband, and believed in limiting family growth. All of Egypt’s beliefs and lifetime achievements represent a new type of woman: a woman who refuses to assimilate to her gender stereotype of weak, inferior, and domestic. Egypt dedicated her life to social work through various activities. She worked as a sociologist, researcher, teacher, director of organizations, and social worker at different times in her life. Egypt’s book, The Unwritten History of Slavery (1968), and the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Southeast Washington D.C. named after her represent Egypt’s legacy and how one person is capable of social change.

In a similar manner to the slaves, women were motivated by the beliefs preached in camp meetings and churches during the Second Great Awakening. Due to the amount of free time the women had, they attended these churches more often than men, allowing them to absorb the ideas from the sermons. These women not only became motivated to fight for the rights of slaves, but also for their own since human freedom was one of the essential ideas of the Second Great Awakening. During the international anti-slavery convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were denied the right to participate just because of their genders. With the ideas of the Second Great Awakening in their minds, they created the Women’s Right Convention in Seneca Falls, where they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments that listed all of the ways in which males have wronged them by denying equality to them. It marked the beginning of a long struggle to gain equality between men and women. Among the many things that they wanted to have equality in was divorce, inheritance, property, and children. Therefore, the concept of freedom for all Americans from the Second Great Awakening triggered a movement to give women freedom from the bonds of men by means of equality.

What followed this woman’s short speech was a short discussion led by a woman by the name of Liz Plaque. She spent her time at the podium speaking of slavery in our past to the point where I felt like I was in a history class. As I looked around the room, it seemed as though the audience was being healed by this woman’s “revelation speech”, when in reality it was nothing more than a recitation from the history books. She also pointed out that slavery is a topic that is getting the most attention right now in current events. I kept thinking to myself, “Does this woman really

It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and some of her friends including Susan B. Anthony. Stanton, in the Seneca Falls Declaration on August 2, 1848, said that “according to the declaration of the government under which we live,” women should have the right to vote(Doc. I). During the Second Great Awakening, women’s rights were fought for more and more and society was reformed. Patrick Reason’s engraving in 1835(Doc. C) of an African American woman in chains symbolizes the growing fight for women’s rights. On top of the woman is the phrase “Am I not a Woman and a Sister”(Doc. C), calling out to feminists and abolitionists to fight for African American Women as well. The growing cause for abolitionism was demonstrated in works of art and writing like that of Reason’s engraving(Doc. C). Reason and other abolitionists fought for freedom for the slaves by promoting the abolitionist cause. They used images and words to show the brutality of slavery. Another example is Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin that showed readers across the country what slavery was like. Abolitionists and feminists tried to expand democracy because a democratic government meant everyone under the government has to have power in the government. Books did not only express abolitionist ideas though, they also expanded education and

Prior to the Seneca Falls Convention and the women’s rights movements, women were mistreated and limited in many ways. The Seneca Falls Convention brought a lot of attention to women’s rights and eventually led to what they are able to do today. In 1831, the Second Great Awakening was happened across the northern part of the United States. Charles Grandison Finney allowed women to lead prayer with men. In 1832, William Lloyd Garrison called for women to be involved in the anti-slavery movement. Lucretia Mott met Elizabeth Cady Stanton when both attended the World Anti-Slavery Society convention in London in 1840. When denied a place on the floor with the rest of the female delegates, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resolved that what was needed was a meeting for women to

During early abolitionist movements campaigns focused on returning the slaves to Africa. However after failing from lack of venue finances the Second Great Awakening brought forth new ideas. Previously, slaves were considered “property” of their masters and had no say in their work loaded lives. Reform movements looked to provide slaves with basic human rights. Their main argument brought forth the fact that they were humans, just like their white masters, and deserved to be treated as such. This was argued by claiming they were the “brothers and sisters” of the white slave owners. They argued that The Declaration of Independence, a basis of American democracy, says that “All men are created equal,” so they should be treated that way. This also presented itself as a women's rights issue, as female slaves were especially vulnerable to their white masters’ abusive natures (Document C). The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 officially launched the modern women's rights movement. At this convention women's suffrage advocate Elizabeth Stanton argued over the right to vote. She claimed women deserved a voice in the government because they were taxed and already had to abide by the government (Document I). This movement sought to give equal rights to women, as well as increase the number of voters, which would further expand democratic ideals. Women's rights movements also grew when

In his declaration of the National Anti-Slavery Convention, William Lloyd Garrison denounced the horrors of slavery (Doc 1). A famous abolitionist, Garrison highlighted the brutality and dehumanization of slavery and bondage as a means of chasing equality. Depriving Americans the right to vote and the basic rights of humanity based on the color of their skin directly contradicts the tenets of the Constitution. Similar to William Lloyd Garrison was Frederick Douglass, a famous black abolitionist. An escaped slave, Douglass campaigned across America and even into Europe to preach the atrocities of slavery. Douglass was also a prominent writer who published numerous autobiographies, as well as his own newspaper, The North Star. Alongside the abolition movement was the women’s rights movement. A freed slave woman, Sojourner Truth worked toward both abolition women’s rights. In her 1851 speech, Truth highlights the toils of labor she has endured to demonstrate that she is just as capable at work as men. In addition, she notes the discrimination she experiences due to her race. She empowers women to act together as one to overcome the bondage of slavery to ultimately prove that women are a powerful working force in America. Similar to Truth were the Grimke Sisters, who witnessed slavery firsthand during their upbringing. The Grimke Sisters, both abolitionists and women’s rights activists, pushed for women to become involved in abolition. Women in America were notoriously denied the ability to work in stereotypically “men’s work.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Declaration of Rights and Sentiments exemplifies the distinction between men and women in American society (Doc 6). She posits that there equality is not present in society — that men and women do not enjoy the same abilities and powers guaranteed by the Constitution.

So many people wanted slaves, especially in the South. They had more farms than they could handle on their own. Northern owners wanted them because they would have to do less work. Very few owners treated their slaves nicely and paid them to do work around the house. They would not be treated like family but would get treated a whole lot better than your “typical slave.” Those kinds of circumstances occurred more in the Northern states than the Southern states.

The film “Slavery and The Making Of America” covered the beginning of American slavery in the British colonies until the end of slavery in the southern states and post-civil war reconstruction. This film shows viewers remarkable stories of individual slaves, providing new perspectives on how unjust the slaves experiences were, and besides all the trouble they were facing still having to survive and shape their own lives. The British colonies in North America had an abundance of land and a scarcity of labor ended up producing money crops with the forced labor of African slaves, literally being treated as if they were machines for production.

Sara T. Smith spoke because she wanted to talk about the anti-slavery movement, and also the rights of women to speak upon the subject. The speech was given on May 17th, 1838 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The occasion impacts the message because it gives her much more meaning to the speech because it is a relevant topic and she is passionate about it as well.

A historian once wrote that the rise of liberty and equality in America was accompanied by slavery. There is truth in that statement to great effect. The rise of America in general was accompanied by slavery and the settlers learned early on that slavery would be an effective way to build a country and create free labor. There was a definite accompaniment of slavery with the rising of liberty and equality in America.