Question

you have read writings by numerous people who lived at a time when the idea of human equality was widely discussed but who nevertheless experienced enslavement or belonged to families who experienced enslavement: Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley. What critique of the treatment of enslaved people does each writer present, and in what form of writing does he or she present the critique? Answer:

Answer 1

Answer:

Benjamin Banneker: Letter – stating that if Jefferson believes in the rights of the people, then everyone needs to have the same rights. “Freedom for All” is a lie in the eyes of the slaves, because they are the ones that need freedom the most. Because no matter what color skin they have, they are still human.

Olaudah Equiano: Journal – Tells his story of being shipped to America as a new slave at only 11 years old. The detail he describes gives the readers a visual of all the horrors and mistreatment the slaves had to go through.

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