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Analysis Of Why Establish This By Mary Ann Shadd Cary

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Every human feels the need to speak and have a say in society. An African American writer newspaper, publisher, educator, lawyer, and abolitionist left the United States to Canada to work with the fugitive community. Her name was Mary Ann Shadd Cary. It was 1854 when her piece “Why Establish This Paper?” was published about antislavery in Canada. She uses her passion through ethos to persuade the editors in Canada to publish the newspaper, represented by colored Canadians. Cary establishes her point through ethos to show that it’s reasonable. She appeals to the editors by saying, “Besides, it is due to our Constitution and Government, that we should train ourselves so as to fit us for the discharge of the duties of freemen, in full.” Cary is engaging the editors by bringing up the Constitution. This is useful because she wants to show the Canadian editors that in the United States freedom of speech is valid, while in Canada it’s not for colored individuals. Another quote from the text says, “Indeed, upon our first arrival in Canada they struck is ‘forcibly,’ and everyday, their importance to us has increased.” This line conveys how many used past experiences to establish her knowledge. She wants to convince …show more content…

She uses the statement, “We need an organ too, for making our voice heard at home. Some of our wants, grievances and demands are peculiar to ourselves.” This provides a visualization for the editors to understand. Her use of imagery provides an idea of how unfair it is for colored Canadians being denied their right to a newspaper. Cary wants the editors to allow freedom of speech. Another line mentions, “As the great country grows, we grow with it; as it improves and progresses, we are carried forward on the bosom of its onward tide.” This supports her stance on allowing the colored Canadians to publish a newspaper. It displays how as an African American difficult it is to have freedom of

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