POLSCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Personal Liberty Laws, Indian Removal Act, Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
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Escaped with the help of his future wife (aged 20) Yo there"s a king philip middle school in hartford, ct. He wants them to see him as a slave and he wants his audience to see themselves first and foremost as white. He wants them to understand that no matter how much sympathy they have for him, they don"t share his position in a society where race matters. They"re white, descendants of the founders and are or are not living up to the legacy of the fathers. Douglass repeatedly calls their attention to distance; between the platform he"s speaking on and the slaves; ultimately he wants them to rally to his cause. Both renowned as orators and spokesperson for the oppressed. Name themselves in terms of their oppression. Give a holiday speech that ruins your barbeque. Reacting to public policy in their time.
