Freedom And Freedoms In Eric Foner's Gateway To Freedom

5. Slavery in New York City, 1731 ALAW For Regulating Negroes and Slaves in the Night Time

In the following paper I will talk about A.J. Ayer’s “Freedom and Necessity,” and I will explain the dilemma of determinism and Ayer’s compatibilist solution to it. I will explain some of the examples Ayer uses to explain the difference between cause and being constrained, and how both affect one’s free will. I will also discuss on why Ayer’s compatibilism solution to the dilemma is the best solution so far.

In the Voices of Freedom, the passage explains the idea of American imperialism during the 1890s. It was written by a Filipino revolutionary and politician Emilio Aguinaldo. He was writing about the how the United States are taking over countries and limit their freedoms. Emilio's document was specifically describing the United States' occupation of the Philippines after the Spanish American War. The Question is that "Why does Aguinaldo think that the United States is betraying its own values?". Emilio thinks that the U.S is betraying its own value because they follow the practice of imperialism.

Gateway to freedom is about the times when the slaves were helped by abolitionists to escape to Canada in hope to find freedom. It is a book authored by Eric Foner, an American Historian. He is well known for writing about the American political history, freedom history, historiographies and about the African-American biography. In 2011 he won the Lincoln Prize, the Bancroft Prize Pulitzer prize for History for his book ‘The Fiery trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery’. Gateway to freedom takes us back to the slave trade period, in New York City which was a significant hub for railway activity. It is also in New York where there was the largest population of blacks, which made it as some sort of haven for fugitives and runaways.

Eric Foner, Olaudah Equiano on Slavery (1789), In Voices of Freedom, Vol 1, Page 65.

Freedom and Liberty are explained in many ways and in “Chains” by Laurie Halse Anderson it is explained in the American Revolution by different types of people like Patriots, the rebels that are fighting against the king to become independent, the Loyalists that want to stay with the king of Great Britain, and the slaves. The slaves are working for both Patriots and Loyalists and they chose different sides but still have their own opinion like Isabel who is more on the Patriots side but still has here opinion on freedom. They all have their own interpretation of the words, “Freedom and Liberty” but they're all different. In the book Isabel is a slave with her sister Ruth, and is with a kind woman until she dies then she is sold to the

Freedom allows one to do as they please to achieve happiness. In modern society, individuals who have freedom, use it to make choices for themselves and do so for their own benefits. Throughout Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, it is learned that lack of freedom leads to the absence of individuality, high standards in society and loss of emotions. Therefore, the key message in the novel is that freedom is required for true happiness.

America is the universal symbol of freedom. But is it really free? Does the history of the United States stay true to the ideas of our forefathers? Or has the definition been altered to fit American policies? Has freedom defined America? Or has America defined freedom? I believe America was at first defined by freedom, then after time, America defined freedom, altering the definition to fit the niche it fits in, but still keeping key components so it still seems to be staying true to the ideas of America’s founding fathers.

The Gateway to Freedom is an enticing novel that gives further knowledge of racial discrimination and the social inequality of blacks at the time of slavery and how the Underground Railroad combatted this through the different committees and activists of the time. This essay will focus on how the Underground Railroad affected family, economy and religion- the social institutions, those who operated the Underground Railroad were diverse and have different reason for following the abolitionist movement, and not all the committees are made equally.

Eric Foner, the author of Gateway to Freedom, detailed countless stories of the underground movement that took place in settlements such as New York City. Foner established himself as a reputable source in the abolitionist movement due to numerous discoveries and works produced such as Nothing But Freedom. The monograph primarily focused on abolition movements during the 1800’s and committees formed in order to rally against slavery. Foner portrayed anti-slavery groups and individuals as a crucial factor to the Underground Railroad; which sparked many agencies such as “The Committee of Thirteen to assist fugitive slaves” (Foner, 2015, 128).

In my opinion, he made him the request to make his colonel feel angry in a way. For example, his colonel wanted him dead so knowing that he is alive and doing better off without him, makes the colonel look dumb for trying to kill him.

New York City started helping African Americans escape slavery as soon as the Revolution War ended. New York city’s elites began to take action in helping the African Americans by founding the Manumission Society. The Manumission Society was “the first organized efforts to abolish slavery” (Foner, 2015, p. 40). The Manumission Society was full of “prominent patriots” (Foner, 2015, p.41) who help aided the blacks from a political aspect. The Society helped defend black legal rights and helped pass a law “barring the removal of slaves from New York State” (Foner, 2015, p. 42). When the Manumission Society came to an end in the middle of the 19th century, the elites within the society made great strides politically in helping black regain and

The meaning of freedom to Jourdan means steady pay, education for his children, being clothed, and a comfortable home. Reading the passage it seemed as before moving their family was treated badly. They weren’t paid for their work. He was shot at. His kids because of their color weren’t allowed in schools. Now where they live they are living normal lives not segregated from others. The kids go to school. Above all they live free lives.

The American Ideological Consensus is that “…the American people have shared much of the same ideals, the same basic principles, and the same patterns of belief” (McClenaghan 104). When America filled itself with ideologically homogenous people, their beliefs started to define our nation and became American identities. If asked what they think of America, peoples of other nations would say that the roads are made of glass, opportunity is in the air, and civil rights are plentiful. These accounts maybe accentuated; however, the underlying message is that the American people have more freedoms then the peoples of other nations do. The most widely known American identity is freedom, and even though that American identity has been tried and

‘Without sacrifice there can be no freedom, without freedom there is no life’ With reference to this quotation explore representations of freedom in The Road, The Waste Land and Brave New World. Freedom is defined as the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants. Freedom is a recurring theme in The Road, The Wasteland and Brave New World. However it is represented differently in all three.