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The Gettysburg Address, By Fredrick Douglas

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All Men Are Created Equal

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” The Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln explains that “all men are created equal,” thus they should have the freedom to pursue education, emancipation, and equal rights. Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington, who was a freed slave, despite the odds founded the Tuskegee Institute. The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas written by Fredrick Douglas is the story of his life as a slave, his courage and his escape. Their lives and stories inspired other African Americans to seek a better life. Booker and Fredrick were both authors, orators, freed slaves, and both men valued education. In addition, both men wanted personal freedom and the freedom of others. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom,” stated George Washington Carver. Viewing education as the “key to unlock the golden door of freedom” they inspired others to seek education, …show more content…

Washington wanted his race to have an opportunity to flourish like white men. “The individual who can do something that the world wants done in the end will make his way regardless of his race.” (Booker T. Washington) He gave speeches to white men on how to treat black men thus explaining that “all men are created equal.” Similarly, Douglas believed in equal rights, for he always gained a white man’s respect which was an extremely hard task at this time. Without a doubt, both men desired and dreamed of a world without slavery and segregation. By promoting their race, Booker T. Washington and Fredrick Douglass sought independence by emancipation, education, and equal rights. These great American leaders believed the second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created

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