PROMPT ONE chooses 19th century American poetry, short stories and historical documents. Write and compare each change in representative democratic ideas from the writing period. See the specific evidence in the literature to support your idea. In the document "I am not a woman", it is emphasized that during this time, African-American women are not treated like white people. The writer Sojourner Truth says: "Women need to be able to help the best places anywhere in order to get on the carriage and cross the grooves." Compared with white, male or female, they are not treated the same way. The truth also talks about how to repair religious inequality. "Since Christ is not a woman, he said that women can not have as much rights as men.Where are your Christ come from? God and women!" It is also a woman. She understands what it is like
This 1881 lithograph, "Heroes of Colored People" depicts famous African-American leaders in the second half of the 19th century. Located on the side of the center, Douglas is the only African American who served as a US senator in the 19th century, Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram Levels. The three were surrounded by other famous people including Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant and the life scene of African American. In his manuscript draft of his memoir, Douglas explained his escape from slavery. In the early story published before the liberation, Douglas could not explain in detail his past ways of escape from slavery. He was published in the final version of his life story, "Lifetime and Age of Frederic Douglas" published in 1881.
PROMPT ONE chooses 19th century American poetry, short stories and historical documents. Write and compare each change in representative democratic ideas from the writing period. See the specific evidence in the literature to support your idea. In a short story 'One Hour Story', a woman learned that her husband died in a railway accident. Although she felt sadly, she also learned that she felt that she wanted something, and then began to whisper "freedom, freedom, freedom!" (1 hour story). Louise felt she was making herself independent, no one stopped her. The sense that Rui got from her husband was independence that the woman desired. In the 19th century, there was no equality right between men and women. People think men are taller than women, and this is democracy. In the document "I am not a woman", Sojourner explains the lifestyle of African Americans.