The Emancipation Proclamation was written 10 years after Douglass’ Fourth of July speech. Determine if the proclamation met the desires of Douglass based on his speech and narrative.
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No the proclamation did not meet the disers of Douglas based on his speech and narrative because afterwards nothing barely changed and in other states slavery was still very much enforced. It also was for the most part only effective in minor states.Jim Crow laws were also still in place which made it impossible for things to be equal.
The Emancipation Proclamation did not meet the desires of Frederick Douglass because after the proclamation many states were still allowed to have slavery. Douglass was from Maryland and slavery was still very active in his hometown. In the states where slavery had been abolished former slaves were still discriminated against and treated unequally. Freedom is being able to have independence, liberty, not being in prison or captivity, but freed slaves didn't have much independence and opportunity because of the segregation and laws put in place. Therefore they were never really free.
The Proclamation did not meet the desires of Frederick Douglass because it only freed a certain amount of slaves not all of them. The Proclamation did not focus on the major states where slavery was a tremendous issue. Also even after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves were not preffered to as people but instead as property, which would make them feel as if they are still not free.
The Emancipation Proclamation did not meet Frederick Douglass standards. First, the Proclamation,still considered slaves as property, not people, which is not the way Frederick Douglass wanted his people to be free. Second, only slaves in certain areas were free, not everyone. Also, though you were considered free, you were looked down on by society, and not given the same chances and opportunities as the average citizen. Lastly, unless you had some proof that you were a free slave, you could be considered a run-away and sent back to a plantation. So you basically lived your life in fear of being a slave again.
The Emancipation Proclamation did not meet Frederick Douglass' desires. It may have freed a few states but didn't abolish slavery. Frederick Douglass wanted every single slave to be free. But even though they were free, they weren't treated as one. Specifically, didn't have the same social rights and were segregated.
The Emancipation Proclamation did not meets Frederick Douglass expectations. Even though it gave freedom it didn't give as much freedom to the point where people looked at blacks as people and nothing less than that. Frederick Douglass wanted them to be free altogether but only in certain areas they were. If you had no proof that'd say you were a free slave you could be accused of being a runaway slave. Frederick Douglass wanted his people to not live in fear and to be fully free..and he didn't get that.
No the proclamation did not meet the disers of Douglas based on his speech and narrative because afterwards nothing barely changed and in other states slavery was still very much enforced. It also was for the most part only effective in minor states.Jim Crow laws were also still in place which made it impossible for things to be equal.
ReplyDeleteThe Emancipation Proclamation did not meet the desires of Frederick Douglass because after the proclamation many states were still allowed to have slavery. Douglass was from Maryland and slavery was still very active in his hometown. In the states where slavery had been abolished former slaves were still discriminated against and treated unequally. Freedom is being able to have independence, liberty, not being in prison or captivity, but freed slaves didn't have much independence and opportunity because of the segregation and laws put in place. Therefore they were never really free.
ReplyDeleteThe Proclamation did not meet the desires of Frederick Douglass because it only freed a certain amount of slaves not all of them. The Proclamation did not focus on the major states where slavery was a tremendous issue. Also even after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves were not preffered to as people but instead as property, which would make them feel as if they are still not free.
ReplyDeleteThe Emancipation Proclamation did not meet Frederick Douglass standards. First, the Proclamation,still considered slaves as property, not people, which is not the way Frederick Douglass wanted his people to be free. Second, only slaves in certain areas were free, not everyone. Also, though you were considered free, you were looked down on by society, and not given the same chances and opportunities as the average citizen. Lastly, unless you had some proof that you were a free slave, you could be considered a run-away and sent back to a plantation. So you basically lived your life in fear of being a slave again.
ReplyDeleteThe Emancipation Proclamation did not meet Frederick Douglass' desires. It may have freed a few states but didn't abolish slavery. Frederick Douglass wanted every single slave to be free. But even though they were free, they weren't treated as one. Specifically, didn't have the same social rights and were segregated.
ReplyDeleteThe Emancipation Proclamation did not meets Frederick Douglass expectations. Even though it gave freedom it didn't give as much freedom to the point where people looked at blacks as people and nothing less than that. Frederick Douglass wanted them to be free altogether but only in certain areas they were. If you had no proof that'd say you were a free slave you could be accused of being a runaway slave. Frederick Douglass wanted his people to not live in fear and to be fully free..and he didn't get that.
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