The Civil War took place in 1861 and ended in May, 9, 1865. In the text Sojourner Truth slavery was really bad. Sojourner Truth made a speech “Ain't I a Women”. That was one of the phrases she said in her speech. That quote became really famous. Sojourner Truth mad that speech because she thought that it was unfair that people did not treat her the same because of her skin tone. In the text The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass was also a black slave that was not treated equally because he was African American. In both texts only white people have freedom. They did not think that African Americans should have rights or freedom because they were African Americans. Sojourner Truth was a black slave. She made a speech that was called “Ain’t I a Woman”. She made that speech because she thought it was unfair that some black women were treated unequal because of their skin tone. Sojourner Truth was a very brave woman. She fought through slavery even though it was really hard.She was punished a lot of times because of her skin tone.She looked at her mother suffer when the slave owners were punishing her. …show more content…
Native Americans were not able to have right or freedom. They were also not able to vote. Sojourner truth got her freedom, but she have to suffer getting punished. She got her freedom by walking out of where they were keeping her. The speech that she said “Ain't I A Women¨ really helped her get her freedom. Frederick Douglass also got his freedom but he had to be a slave for a very long time. While he was a slave he learned how to read and that was key that led him into freedom. He had to attempt escaping two time but he escaped the second time and her got his freedom. In both texts sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass got their freedom and they both were able to vote and have rights. Americans changed Americans and their ideas about freedom because of the Civil